City rejigs deradicalization centre
There was praise for the city’s deradicalization centre when it opened in 2015, but it has gone off the rails enough that its director was “removed”, most of the management quit, and it’s being completely rebuilt from scratch.
Faiz Imam 15:15 on 2019-03-16 Permalink
I wonder what extent of their resources are focused towards white supremacist radicals as opposed to Islamic radicals. I doubt it was very much.
But the quotes here suggest this might be part of the shift. That would be a good thing.
I read recently that the FBI pays over 11,000 informants (presumably all people of color) to report on suspicious activity in mosques. Weras they have substantially less resources pointed to wards white supremacists. I really hope that the trends in the past few years is shifting that, but the systemic discrimination in so much law enforcement makes me pessimistic.
Kate 16:05 on 2019-03-16 Permalink
At the time it was established, people were specifically afraid of young people becoming convinced that a logical outcome of their religious beliefs meant going to fight for ISIS.
Things have changed.
david100 03:43 on 2019-03-17 Permalink
Obviously, the white supremists are complete morons, but de-islamicization is an important policy position meant to keep Canada from having the problems of Europe. Nobody immigrating to Canada or their kids should have a hardcore ‘destroy the West’ worldview and hide behind the new freedoms of the country that took them in. It’s a very humanitarian way of getting this point across, these paddy cake de-radicalization centers, but if it works, great
This is an issue quite apart from how we deal with mental types who take a look at all these new Muslims and other non-whites in the streets and then seek out hate literature, and plan to kill. Those guys are functionally equivalent to the guys who kill women or coworkers. They’re just losers.
PO 19:25 on 2019-03-17 Permalink
It’s a perennial argument. Some people see it as a bunch of anarchopunks that just want to break things. Some see it as legitimate protest. Some people think it’s misguided and criminal, some people see it just as business as usual. It’s a tedious argument to have, because I see both sides of the story.
I’d pay money to broker a deal between the protestors and the cops, where in exchange for bodycams and an independent oversight board, the protestors agree not to crawl out from under their overpasses and hold the event.