Lawyer Stephen Kelliher said the decisions by senior members of the criminal justice branch not to charge police officers for their part in the death of Frank Paul came from a historic Canadian prejudice that devalues the lives of aboriginals. Kelliher is representing Paul's family at the Davies Commission which is investigating the circumstances that led Paul to die of exposure after being dumped in a downtown alley by Vancouver police Dec. 5, 1998. "Canada and Canadians are inured and anesthetized to the suffering of aboriginal people and that's part of who we are," said Kelliher.
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