On Monday night, WSIC hosted a discussion about Aboriginal Justice at the Duke of York pub.  As the event organizer, I admit I was a little apprehensive since this is the first time we’ve come under vitriolic attack for our topic choices.  A twitter user labeled us as “racist” for suggesting that aboriginal justice should not be the same kind of justice faced by everyone.  Treating a subgroup of people differently was in and of itself racist.

This notion hit me hard and I was very …