Judy Haiven: Hateful crimes should be classified as hate crimes
“Though hate crimes happen in Nova Scotia, they are seldom termed called hate crimes.” Judy Haiven presenting to the Define Defunding of Police sub-committee.
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Len Paris: Open letter on Anti-Black racism in Nova Scotia and the sentence of Shawn Wade Hynes
Len Paris, author of Growing up Black in New Glasgow, weighs in on the sentencing of Shawn Wade Hynes, the man who severely injured young Nhlanhla Dlamini with a a high velocity nail gun.
Media release: Silent protest in support of Nhlanhla Dlamini
Media release: Protest coordinator, Angela Bowden, the Dlamini family and the citizens of Nova Scotia would like to see the court ruling for house arrest for Shawn Wade Hynes be increased to jail time to reflect the seriousness of the crime. The deliberate attempted murder on Nhlanhla Dlamini’s life was a violent, racist hate crime and it should have been treated as such.
Angela Bowden: The Shawn Hynes sentencing shows that in Nova Scotia’s justice system Black lives don’t matter
Angela Bowden on yesterday’s sentencing of Shawn Wade Hynes. the white man who shot a staple gun at young Nhlanhla Dlamini: “Hynes’ crimes were cushioned by his best interests (potential rehabilitation and trauma), while it paid lip service to the actual trauma he caused his victim. I wonder why Shawn Hynes’ character was granted the benefit of the doubt straight in the face of his clear anti-Blackness?”
News brief: Shawn Wade Hynes sentenced to 12 months house arrest for nail gun attack on Black co-worker
Shawn Wade Hynes, the white Pictou County resident who, after months af racist bullying, shot young Black co-worker Nhlanhla Dlamini with a high velocity nail gun at a worksite in Pictou County, was sentenced today to 12 months house arrest.
An Open Letter – Do Black Lives Matter in Nova Scotia?
What will it take for Black Lives to Matter in Nova Scotia? The African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition, representing African Nova Scotian organizations across the province, joins the many concerned citizens who are calling for the sentencing of Shawn Wade Hynes without further delay.
Wayne Desmond: Justice rather than just-us in the Nhlanla Dlamini case
Wayne Desmond looks at the delays in the conviction of Shawn Wade Hynes, who in a case that has racist overtones, shot his young co-worker Nhlanhla Dlamini with a high velocity nail gun. One and a half years have passed since the defendant was found guilty, and sentencing has been postponed several times. Meanwhile, the defendant’s life has not changed in any regard. He is able to continue his life as a “not guilty” individual.
Seeking justice for Nhlanhla Dlamini
It’s been 2.5 since a co-worker seriously injured Nhlanhla Dlamini with a nail gun, and 1.5 years since a guilty verdict was rendered, but the man found guilty still has not been sentenced. For Nhlanhla’s family and supporters that’s too long a wait. Justice must be served, and must be seen to be served.
Raymond Sheppard: May these lengthy injustices finally be resolved
Raymond Sheppards on some social justice issues that have been allowed to fester for far too long.
Raymond Sheppard: Justice delayed is justice denied
Regardless of Covid 19, justice is past due for African Nova Scotians and African people. Access to real and true justice has always been late for African people, if it was even meted out at all. The passage of time and delays only adds to the pain and suffering. It is indeed a tragedy within a tragedy.