Visible Minorities

... will always look more like a terrorist than a middle-aged white male.

Until the world accepts that people are people, regardless of appearances, we will always have a dichotomy and judgements based on appearances. The eyes are often the most deceptive of the senses, information is processed at the speed of light. Yet, when it come to what we believe, we are most often inclined to believe what it is that our eyes tell us. There is always more to the story.

As a visible minority myself, I must admit that I fit the same profile that Jean Mixhel de Menzes did when he was shot five times in the head by London Police of Friday. There is no certainty to the stories being disseminated in the aftermath of this tragic case of mistaken identity. The heightened state of fear has driven events in this direction.

This battle against terror is insidious. Its victims and perpetrators virtually indistinguishable from one another. Until middle-aged white men are conducting suicide strikes, the balance of power and authority remains with them. The old discriminations - now incriminations - will remain.