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.]

Monday, March 30, 2015

Naomie Trudeau-Tremblay, Quebec Protester Shot With Tear Gas, Mocked On Facebook

First, Naomie Trudeau-Tremblay took part of a tear gas canister to the face.

Then, the 18-year-old Quebec student was aggressively mocked online.

Trudeau-Tremblay was taking part in an anti-austerity demonstration in Quebec City on Thursday when video captured by HuffPost Quebec showed her being hit in the face from close range.

Images showing a massive bruise on her face later circulated in various media.

Servir et protéger! Honte au @SPVQ_police et à @Villequebec ! #manifencours RT @Vadeboncoeur_Al: Tristesse et colère. pic.twitter.com/AtEYaZXZFA
— Dominic Gendron (@dominicgendron) March 27, 2015
The images helped generate a wave of sympathy for Trudeau-Tremblay. But they also led to her being mocked online.

A Facebook page titled "Naomie Nutella" described itself as being against cyberbullying, but it also carried a series of posts that made light of her injuries.

One post juxtaposed Trudeau-Tremblay's face against that of popular Internet character "Grumpy Cat," with a caption reading, "My sister?"

Another picture compared her bruised face to that of one of the Hanson Brothers from the comedy film "Slap Shot."

The Facebook page had over 4,750 followers as of Sunday afternoon. It later disappeared.

The page drew a number of comments criticizing it for making jokes about Trudeau-Tremblay.

On Sunday, one commenter, writing in French, slammed it for making light of the incident, and asked how people might feel in her place. Others invited people to complain about the page so that it would be taken down.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca/
Author: Jesse Ferreras
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