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Jamie Sarkonak: ‘Racial battle fatigue,’ the newest excuse for violence heard in court

National Post · August 24, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

Just a few weeks ago, a Halifax man named Shondre Jarvis was sentenced to three years’ jail for nearly killing a fellow African Nova Scotian.

It happened at a house party in 2024, where adults and children alike had gathered to continue the celebration of their historically Black neighbourhood’s annual festival.

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Jamie Sarkonak: ‘Racial battle fatigue,’ the newest excuse for violence heard in court

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