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 29, 2011

Edward Ing, John Cruz, Toronto Police Officers Guilty Of Disabled Man Assault, Get House Arrest

CBC -- Two Toronto police officers found guilty of assaulting a disabled man have been handed 12 months of house arrest and banned from carrying weapons.

In January, Const. Edward Ing and Const. John Cruz were found guilty of assault causing bodily harm in the April 2009 attack on Richard Moore, 60.

David Butt, the lawyer who represented the officers, says the officers received a conditional sentence today -- the equivalent of house arrest.

They have also been banned from carrying weapons for 10 years.

Butt says the sentence has been temporarily set aside as the duo launches an appeal, a process that can take about a year.

The officers testified they believed Moore was drunk at the time, only to find out he had severe medical disabilities.

Origin
Source: Huffington 

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