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Class-action lawsuit against police ‘carding’ highlights its lasting impact
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22 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Guest: Jim Rankin and Wendy Gillis, crime and justice reporters Ayaan Farah, a Black woman, was stopped and questioned by the police in 2011. The documentation of that interaction changed her life, as she was suspended without pay from a job she held for years despite having no criminal record. She’s now the face of a class-action lawsuit over “carding,” a historically controversial and racially skewed police practice of stopping, interrogating and documenting people. Although it’s now outlawed, this lawsuit offers a stark reminder of the continuing socio-economic, mental, and emotional consequences for racialized individuals who have experienced it. This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Paolo Marques and Julia De Laurentiis Johnston. Audio Sources: CBC
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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