04-12-2021, 08:06 AM
Is cancelling this project a victory?
I'm not a visible minority, so I am speaking from a position of not-true-understanding - I acknowledge this.
There was a time that the LGBQT+ community was persecuted by the police services. Relationships were far from good. Police services have worked on those relationships, and one small token was the PRIDE cruiser that was part of our traffic branch. Did the cruiser solve any issues, no... but it was a public acknowledgement that the service valued that community. Are LGBTQ+ relationships with the police perfect? I doubt it... but its a more welcoming service now than it was then.
This cruiser (to me) is the same. Does it solve any wrongs? Hell no. Is it a small step towards a change that is in process.
I'm not a visible minority, so I am speaking from a position of not-true-understanding - I acknowledge this.
There was a time that the LGBQT+ community was persecuted by the police services. Relationships were far from good. Police services have worked on those relationships, and one small token was the PRIDE cruiser that was part of our traffic branch. Did the cruiser solve any issues, no... but it was a public acknowledgement that the service valued that community. Are LGBTQ+ relationships with the police perfect? I doubt it... but its a more welcoming service now than it was then.
This cruiser (to me) is the same. Does it solve any wrongs? Hell no. Is it a small step towards a change that is in process.