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Kyle Canty says blacks are being exterminated at an alarming rate and that hell only be safe north of the border.
It has been nearly two months since he crossed the border into Canada, fleeing the discrimination and state violence plaguing his home country.
In seeking refugee status before Canadas Immigration and Refugee Board in Vancouver, Kyle Lydell Canty argued that belongs to a vulnerable minority that is being exterminated at an alarming rate in his homeland.
Canty was referring to the United States and police brutality.
Im in fear of my life because Im black, Canty, 30, told the board during his hearing on Oct. 23, where he cited the killings of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York. This is a well-founded fear.
When I see the police coming in the U.S., I cross the street, he said.
In presenting his case before the IRB, Canty submitted evidence that he claims demonstrates that cops have harassed and profiled him in every state hes lived in.
I got bothered because Im black, he alleges. This is a history of false arrest. My name is ruined because of the false arrest.
In Canada, however, Canty says he does not perceive any existential threat from law enforcement and that he is more than comfortable interacting with Canadian authorities."
Melissa Anderson, the IRB spokeswoman for this case, told The Daily Beast that a decision regarding Cantys application would likely be issued within the next few weeks.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/28/black-american-seeks-asylum-in-canada-over-police-brutality.html
bravenak
(34,648 posts)craigmatic
(4,510 posts)There was segregation in Canada too.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)about 'history', it's about 'now'.
Flying Squirrel
(3,041 posts)Continuing police brutality? Are you really trying to claim that things are no better now in the UK and Canada with regard to race relations? I'd be willing to bet they give him asylum.
Lancero
(3,003 posts)I forget, how many years did it take the US to outlaw slavery after the UK did? Oh yeah, 32 years and a war.
While the nations history do share similar events, some nations were quicker to progress then others.
Sadly though, rather then progress the US is going back in time in regards to racial equality
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)I am surprised that we are not seeing this more often.
rbrnmw
(7,160 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)They've had the same problem with aggro Iraq vets becoming cops as we have. Case in point:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026919863