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I feel like intent is necessary for racial discrimination. To discriminate between racial discrimination and mere ignorance or ineptitude one must look at the
by merlincorey 9y ago
I feel like intent is necessary for racial discrimination. To discriminate between racial discrimination and mere ignorance or ineptitude one must look at the intent.
- aalleavitch 9y agoWhy would that matter if the outcome is the same? People are being disadvantaged solely on the basis of race, whether this is being done intentionally or not it's harmful and needs to be rectified.
- shaki-dora 9y agoWhy should intent matter? These are not criminal cases, but civil. If an employer is discriminating against a group because of unconscious biases, or using methods that lead to Discriminstory outcomes, there are real people who were harmed. Civil law isn’t about morality. It’s about righting a wrong. If you die because a mechanic negligently forgot to reconnect your car’s brake lines, you (and your family) will be harmed. The question for the courts then becomes shifting that harm to the party responsible, as far as that is possible, and your family will likely be awarded damages.
- astura 9y agoThe law doesn't agree with you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact
- nerdponx 9y agoIf you are ignorant, and through your ignorance you help perpetuate and perpetrate racism, you personally may not be racist, but you are still perpetuating racism.