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“A case that became a flashpoint in the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Saskatchewan ended Friday with the acquittal of Gerald Stanley.
The courtroom erupted with fury and cries of anguished disbelief Friday as the jury foreman announced the result of 15 hours of deliberation. Sheriff’s deputies immediately rushed to protect Mr. Stanley, who ducked and flinched, as if he was being attacked. They grabbed Mr. Stanley by the arm and ran with him out of the courtroom as the crowd in the public gallery erupted and armed RCMP officers moved in between.
“You’re a murderer. You murdered my son,” cried Debbie Baptiste, the mother of Colten Boushie.
Mr. Stanley, 56, a farmer, had been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mr. Boushie, a 22-year-old Cree man from the Red Pheasant First Nation. Mr. Boushie’s death sparked weeks of acrimony inflamed by debates on social media. The hate directed toward First Nations people prompted then-premier Brad Wall to call for an end to the racist comments.”
– The Globe and Mail, Gerald Stanley acquitted in the shooting death of Colten Boushie.
“Several people in the courtroom yelled “Murderer!” seconds after a Saskatchewan jury found Gerald Stanley not guilty of killing Colten Boushie early Friday evening.
As a sheriff’s deputy put his hand on his shoulder, Stanley recoiled for a moment before being hurriedly led out of the tense room.
Stanley, 56, was charged with second-degree murder in the August 2016 death of the 22-year-old.
The Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon and returned its verdict Friday evening.”
– CBC News, Shouts of ‘murderer’ in courtroom after Gerald Stanley acquitted in Colten Boushie shooting.
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Indian Country 52 is a weekly project by David Bernie that uses the medium of posters that promote issues and stories in Indian Country.
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