From the Toronto Star, I'm Kevin Donovan, and this is Season 4 of Suspicion.

Murder on Mount Olive.

To help you understand more about the case of Chris Sheriff, we're doing a number of bonus episodes,

expanding themes in the series. Today, Colorblinded. My conversation with Keith Marath, a veteran

police officer who has authored a darker shade of blue, his memoir on race and policing. I had the

pleasure of meeting Keith during a panel session on the justice system and our

diverse communities. His experiences as a young black man and then a senior police officer were,

well, jaw-dropping for me. Keith, I wonder if we could start today by telling me about that

experience you had as a 16-year-old, the one that propelled you to be a cop. Good morning, Kevin. It's a pleasure to be here. I'm glad you invited me to give some insight,

my insight, into the world of policing. Well, it's interesting how one incident can change

the direction of your life, the trajectory.

And this incident actually did for me.

As a story goes, I was 16 years of age.

I just received my driver's license, and I thought, okay, I'd like to do something kind of neat.

I asked my girlfriend what she wants to do for that day, and she decided let's go down a Canadian National Exhibition, which we did. I remember it was a beautiful day.

Sun was shining, not a cloud in the sky. It was wonderful. And she even let me drive her car,

which I thought was brilliant. What kind of car?

You know, it was an old Chevy Nova, green.

It was a bit clunky, but it worked.

And she let me drive.

So I drove down to the Canadian National Exhibition and I was in the parking lot.

It was very, very busy at the time.

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