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Class-action lawsuit against police ‘carding’ highlights its lasting impact

Class-action lawsuit against police ‘carding’ highlights its lasting impact

FromThis Matters


Class-action lawsuit against police ‘carding’ highlights its lasting impact

FromThis Matters

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Aug 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.