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An Anishinaabe mother of four suffered repeated racist and misogynistic verbal attacks during a trial, triggering calls from a justice expert for courts to reform how they handle abusive comments.
“If she wants to go and whore around and be a slut, that’s her problem,” said a 51-year-old witness testifying against the woman, whom CBC is calling Kate. CBC is not naming the woman so as not to retraumatize her.
“She’s known as a rez dog. She’s the [reserve’s] bicycle. Everybody’s had a ride,” said the witness, who at another point described himself as like
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