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.]

Thursday, June 02, 2011

Pre-pay policy explored to stop ‘gas and dash’ incidents

British Columbia is doing it. Police chiefs in Alberta want to do it. And now, Ontario’s exploring it.

Making it mandatory for drivers to pay before filling up is one option the Ontario government could use in an effort to curb “gas-and-dash” incidents.

One such incident May 19 resulted in the death of Mississauga gas station attendant Hashem Atifeh Rad, who was killed while trying to stop a fleeing motorist.

“We were aware of and deeply concerned about what happened in this instance,” said Greg Dennis, spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour, adding the province is exploring all of its options.

“To say exactly what we’re going to do would be a bit premature since this just happened, but we do have an interest in protecting workers. We would approach this one step at a time, in discussions with the various stakeholders to consider what would work best in Ontario.”

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