Iris Marion
Young raised an intriguing comment about the way Dr. Nancy Fraser defined
justice in light of ‘Recognition to Redistribution?’ Fraser raises an objection
to a third political or social reality of institution practice of law, citizenship,
administration, and political participation (PG 151).
In 2002,
Toronto Star ran an article about Toronto Police Services for engaging in
racial profiling.[1] Julian Fantino former
Police Chief of Toronto Police Services rejected the above accusation and
launched a tort law against the Toronto Star for damaging reputation of the
Toronto Police Services. The Toronto Police Services action against the above
entity was fruitless. The Ontario Human Rights Commission in its research “Paying the Price: The Human Cost of Racial
Profiling” confirmed that there were evidences of racial profiling exercise
by police officers. The above entity took one step further and claimed that
marginalized groups were systematically were targeted in academic institutes by
their teachers, instructors or someone with an authority above them. In the
work place, they were subject to humiliation.
The system has
created a power struggle dynamic to keep marginalized people at disadvantage
position and always remain as a subject to white supremacy. Once, a person has
a criminal record, s/he cannot gain employment anywhere unless it is a low
paying job. It is creating a class that does not have due to structure of
system, and a class that ride itself in pride of working hard. As it was their
fault for not taking advantageous of available life-chances.
[1] Toronto Star <http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/raceandcrime/racial-data-a-hot-potato.html> 12 March 2014
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