Ben Kautz, a councillor for the rural community of Browning, Saskatchewan, should probably be out of a job right now.Kautz has made headlines for his racist public reaction to the murder of Colten Boushie, a 22-year-old Indigenous man who was allegedly shot to death by white farmer Gerald Stanley, 54.When he was killed, Boushie, who is from the Red Pheasant First Nation, and four other people had driven onto Stanley's property in Glenside, Saskatchewan because, according to Boushie's cousin who was in the car at the time, they were seeking help with a flat tire.UPDATE: Ben Kautz resigned his position as a councillor Monday night.
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Kautz has deleted his remarks but has yet to explain himself publicly. (He did not respond to VICE's interview request.)While his comments are horrific, the fact that people are actually jumping in to defend him is almost as bad. Speaking to the Canadian Press, his wife Dawn said her husband regrets the post and has offered his resignation."My husband removed his comment…. I wish we could just leave it at that," she said.But she also attempted to justify his words by saying the family farm has been robbed of tools and gas. What the hell does that have to do with anything?
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