The Times, They Are A-Changin'

Once upon a time in the not too distant past, it would have been considered sacrilege to mention the accused's ethnic or racial background, but looky here!!

Cabbie unharmed after being forced into car's trunk

"A Saskatoon cab driver was unharmed after being robbed and forced into the trunk of his cab Tuesday night.

Police received a call about 7:30 p.m. that a man with a gun had forced another man into the trunk of a taxi in the 3800 block of 33rd Street West and then driven off in the vehicle."

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"The suspect is described as an East Indian male in his mid- to late-20s with new growth facial hair. He was wearing a light-color hoodie and a dark toque."

Even the CBC has let the mask slip:

Saskatoon cabbie locked into trunk of taxi

"The suspect is described as an Indo-Canadian male in his mid-to-late 20s with new facial hair growth. He was wearing a light coloured hoodie and a dark toque."

I mean, who would suspect the man at the steering wheel was NOT the cab driver? Do you supposed there was anything about dogs, beer or Muslims involved in this story that may have been left out? (Oops! Bad Stubble Jumping Redneck. Bad!!)

But seriously, why not describe suspects as accurately as possible? Maybe that bit of PC nonsense is reserved for suspects of Aboriginal decent, but I digress.