Round-up

Back again after a free and peaceful weekend, with three new stories to comment on:

1. The UN's top anti-racism committee in Geneva is expected this week to hold Israel accountable for denying residency rights to Palestinians married to Israelis, and for failing to indict those responsible for the deaths of 13 Israeli Arabs in October 2000 riots.

But the UN don't seem to care much about the greater racial issue of the Palestinian government's desire to destroy Israel through Jihad.

2. 4 out of 10 Canadian aborigines are claiming racial discrimination from various institutions in the country.

As often is the case with these things, we only have their word to go on that any racism at all was involved. That's not to say they WEREN'T the victims of racism, but we only have their side of the story, and most minorities are less than reliable when it comes to portraying themselves as victims.

3. To calm fears of racist behavior, the Princeton borough will provide sensitivity training for its police department and reach out to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office to put together a booklet on the rights children have when police deem them suspects in a crime, Mayor Mildred Trotman said yesterday. The moves are a response to concerns some in the community have expressed about borough police being too quick to suspect young black males of criminal or gang activity. Concerns have also been sparked by the ability of police to make arrests in the schools.

This is more needless PC bureaucracy based on soundless accusations and will achieve nothing. As soon as institutions begin the process of "sensitivity training" we know we're in trouble. What is so wrong about arresting young black males on suspicion of crime and then releasing them? Just as many white people will experience this. But, what would our authorities have to occupy their time if there wasn't imaginary racism to crack down on?