Pamela George

In the article Gendered Racial Violence and Spatialized Justice: The Murder of Pamela George by Sherene Razack discusses the case of Pamela George. Pamela George was an Aboriginal Women, and a Prostitute. She lived in an area in Regina, Saskatchewan where crime and violence were common and unpunished. She was murdered by two white men who were doing what was supposed to be done to “Indian hookers”. The two white men that killed Pamela George were not convicted by the justice system because of their social status. However the status of George was another reason they got off. Their crime was excused on the account of George’s occupation and the territory that supposedly goes with it. Additionally, their reason of the defense was, a prostitute …show more content…
Aboriginal women are made aware of their positions on the social hierarchy by legal, political, and social practices that impede their ability to participate in society. They internalize the stereotypes associated with their race and act in ways that fulfill this prophecy. Because it is expected that, as anaboriginal woman, Pamela George is not valued as a person, she will in turn not place value on herself. This does not mean, however, that because she expects violence any violence that she encounters is warranted, but rather that violence is a usual occurrence for someone of her collective identities. The situational factors surrounding Pamela George and her murderers made the killing possible, and contributed to the inactivity of the legal bodies presiding over the case. George’s choice of occupation cannot be removed or separated from her death, but should not be used as a means of excusing the crime that was committed. Pamela George was killed because she was aboriginal, a prostitute, and a woman, but she was also killed because her murderers were white, middle class, and