First Nations in Bella Bella call for removal of RCMP officer over social media posts
Global News
Posts that have been since taken down show Robinson in costume paired with inappropriate remarks towards Jehovah's Witnesses and people of colour.
Members of the Heiltsuk Nation have come together to stand against what they say is a threat within the RCMP detachment in Bella Bella.
“People felt like they didn’t want to call the RCMP, they’re hesitant to call the RCMP,” Marilyn Slett, Elected Chief of the Heiltsuk First Nation told Global News.
“It leads to mistrust, you know, of the RCMP.”
The mistrust stems from social media posts discovered on Facebook under the name Adrian Rubenstein.
“These posts were unacceptable and absolutely racist,” Slett said.
In the small community, it did not take long for people to learn Rubenstein’s true identity, Const. Adrian Robinson of the Bella Bella RCMP.
“Our community was feeling some fear obviously, with having an RCMP with these types of racist attitudes,” Slett added.
Posts that have been since taken down show Robinson in costume paired with inappropriate remarks towards Jehovah’s Witnesses and people of colour.