Of course, true violent crime rates against indigenous communities are likely much higher, because the overwhelming majority of it goes completely unreported. When your assailants have been given a get out of jail free card, why would you even bother?
Garbage country :(
I guess I’m kinda hesitant to raise awareness though?
On one hand, it’s obviously absolutely fucked up and needs to be rectified.
… But we can’t raise awareness for just the people who want to help, and I’m very scared about bad people learning about a vulnerable population that can’t do anything to hold them accountable.
And what’s the fix? Are we gonna try overturning a supreme court decision? With this supreme court? Under this administration?
I think the realistic option is that communities use The Power of Incredible Violence, and I don’t think they need more folks aware of their situation to do so.
(Edit: want to clarify - I don’t think you should take this post down! Hexbear is probably the closest thing to a spot where you can raise awareness only for folks that want to help. I meant the above about sharing outside here.)
