Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Robert Dutil, Public Safety Minister, Defends Cops After Montreal Police Shooting

THE CANADIAN PRESS -- MONTREAL - Montreal police are not gun-happy, says the Quebec government.

The province's public safety minister is coming to the defence of the police force -- which is now under heavy scrutiny.

The force has been involved in several shooting incidents this year.

In the latest, yesterday, officers opened fire and killed a homeless man who was wielding a knife in downtown Montreal.

They also struck -- and killed -- an innocent bystander. He was a 36-year-old hospital employee on his way to work.

Full Article
Source: Huffington 
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