Well, from our perspective, the whole issue of what's now been recognized judicially is a problem of racial profiling. That's what we're talking about; that's the crux of the whole matter, that these extrajudicial measures or patterns of offences, unlike findings of guilt by a jury and judge, are not based on objective factors, they're based on measures that a police officer deems to be sufficient punishment for the youth. We're worried that it's going to disproportionately target the African Canadian community. The effect this has, this increased interaction, this stacking up of offences, makes young people resentful of the justice system, it makes them distrust criminal justice officials. If they are sent to youth correctional facilities, they may be exposed to hardened criminals, they're taken away from their families, from their culture, from their programming, and they're also disheartened. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy.
On June 1st, 2010. See this statement in context.