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.]

Friday, November 28, 2014

Police involved shooting in East Vancouver leads to fatality

A 51-year-old man shot by police in East Vancouver earlier this evening has now died, police say.

Shortly before 5:00 p.m., police say they received 9-1-1 calls regarding a distraught man who was standing at the intersection of East 41st Avenue and Knight Street, shouting and waving a 2x4 around.

When police arrived, they were confronted by the man who refused to comply with the officers directions. Officers deployed less-lethal bean bag rounds and in an attempt to disarm him and take him safely into custody, but eventually the man was shot. He was rushed to hospital, but did not survive.

No officers were injured during the incident, according to official reports.

The IIO has been called in to investigate the circumstances involved in the fatal shooting.

Original Article
Source: vancouverobserver.com/
Author: Vancouver Observer 

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