Class-action lawsuit against police 'carding' highlights its lasting impact
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Show Notes
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