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.]

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

17 injured in Alabama bar shooting

A gunman opened fire at a bar in the hometown of the University of Alabama, wounding multiple people, police said Tuesday.

A total of 17 people were being treated at DCH Regional Medical Center, hospital spokesman Brad Fisher told The Associated Press.

Four of the victims have been admitted to the hospital, and two of them were receiving critical care, Mr. Fisher said. It wasn't immediately known whether all had been hit by gunfire, he said.

Tuscaloosa police Sgt. Brent Blankley said multiple people were shot at the Copper Top bar around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

No arrests had been made, Sgt. Blankley said. "We're still trying to ID the shooter," he said.

Surveillance video released by police showed a man described as a suspect. He is seen from the back as he walks down a sidewalk with what appears to be a gun in one hand.

Riley Dunn, a University of Alabama senior who was injured in the shooting, estimated that there were 80 to 90 people in the area at the time. One gunshot rang out, then about 20 seconds later "that's when he really started firing them off" and everyone scattered, Mr. Dunn said.

There were trails of blood in the area around the Copper Top, Justin McDaniel told the Tuscaloosa newspaper. Mr. McDaniel said he wasn't hit by the gunfire, but his shirt was stained with other people's blood.

The bar is near a downtown square in an area that's home to several nightspots and is popular with students from the university.

Police were still processing the scene Tuesday morning, Sgt. Blankley said.

Police declined to release more details until a news conference.

Original Article
Source: the globe and mail
Author: AP

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