Colten Boushie

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Colten Boushie (born 1993 or 1994; died August 9, 2016 ) was a Canadian man of the Cree people . He was shot dead in an unsolved case in August 2016 by the white farmer Gerald Stanley. Stanley was acquitted in February 2018; this led to nationwide protests in Canadian society and brought the position and rights of the First Nations in the country back to public discussion.

Life

Colten Boushie lived in a poor family on a trailer on a reservation in Saskatchewan Province . He worked in restaurants and hotels to save money on his own car and planned to go to college later .

case

Boushie and four other friends had spent the day swimming, drinking, and shooting. After their Ford Explorer had a flat tire , they tried to steal a vehicle from a farm and smashed the window with their .22 caliber rifle . They drove on and broke into other strange property; there they met the then 56-year-old farmer Gerald Stanley and his family. Stanley hit the SUV's window with a hammer and tried to grab the ignition key. Colten Boushie was dead after the encounter; he was hit in the back of the head by a bullet from Gerald Stanley's semi-automatic handgun.

What happened when the group and the farmer met, the portrayals of those involved differ considerably: While Stanley and his son spoke of an accident because he suspected burglars who wanted to rob him, the witnesses stated that the Farmer Boushie and then shot him in the head from a short distance.

Canadian police arrested Gerad Stanley on August 12 on suspicion of a homicide. He was released a few days later, subject to conditions and bail of Canadian $ 10,000. One of the conditions was not to contact the family of the shot Colten Boushie.

Three of Boushie's companions were arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in a case of theft.

process

On February 9, 2018, Stanley was ruled in Battleford by the Battleford Court of Queen's Bench . The all-white jury acquitted Gerald Stanley of allegations of murder and manslaughter.

Reactions

Protests broke out across Canada following the verdict. In Halifax , Toronto , Vancouver and other cities, people demonstrated against the judgment and for the rights of the First Nations .

First Nations chief Perry Bellegarde called the verdict deeply shocking: "We are troubled and discouraged." He said that the Canadian legal system was biased to the detriment of the indigenous people and urgently needed reform.

The percentage of Canadians who are alcohol addicts and are prosecuted for petty crime is higher among the high number of unemployed Native Americans.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Jörg Michel: Highly controversial acquittal divides Canada's population. the daily newspaper on February 12, 2018, p. 11
  2. ^ A b Ian Austen: A Murder Trial Stirs Emotions About Canada's Relations With Indigenous Population . In: The New York Times . February 9, 2018, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed February 12, 2018]).
  3. ↑ The night Colten Boushie died: What family and police files say about his last day, and what came after . ( theglobeandmail.com [accessed February 12, 2018]).
  4. ↑ a b Colten Boushie shooting: A timeline . In: Saskatoon StarPhoenix . August 8, 2017 ( thestarphoenix.com [accessed February 12, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Gerald Stanley found not guilty in death of Colten Boushie. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 12, 2018 ; accessed on February 12, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / theworldnews.net
  6. ↑ Gerald Stanley found not guilty in Colten Boushie's death . In: CBC News . ( cbc.ca [accessed February 12, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Boushie, Colten
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian killing victim
DATE OF BIRTH 1993 or 1994
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 2016