By Canadian Press

RACISM ALL INCLUSIVE

Edmonton’s top cop weighs in on death of George Floyd

Jun 3, 2020 | 8:13 AM

EDMONTON- The chief of the Edmonton Police Service is calling the death of George Floyd unwanted and criminal.

In a video statement, Chief Dale McFee says systemic racism is all inclusive and affects the Indigenous, LGBTQ, Muslim and, in particular right now, the Black community.

He states what happened in Minnesota is certainly not part of the profession of policing and there needs to be accountability.

In 2017, documents showed Black people were 3.6 times more likely to be stopped during a street check in Edmonton.

Indigenous people were four times more likely and Indigenous women were 6.5 times more likely to be stopped.

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