15-08-2023, 02:01 PM
Do you think so? I think to have a defence lawyer anecdotally quoted as expressing what is in fact a racist attitude to a commonly used tool in their profession is reprehensible, unless that same professional is working to prevent such abuse. I am certain there are lots of strategies the profession draws on, and even game to aid their clients, and no doubt some of those skate close to the line, but this one, if it is as quoted, is just plain racist. After all, these kinds of background reports are one of a number the courts access, alongside psych and medical history, previous criminal histories, family violence, migration records - all feed into decision processes.
Why call out one kind among so many if there isn't a racist component in there somewhere...
Why call out one kind among so many if there isn't a racist component in there somewhere...