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.]

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Toronto Police Officer Charged With G20 Assault

THE CANADIAN PRESS — A Toronto police officer has been charged in connection with injuries suffered by a man during last year's G20 summit.

The Special Investigations Unit says Const. Glenn Weddell has been charged with assault causing bodily harm.
He is due in court July 21.

Dorian Barton, 29, claimed his arm was broken when he was assaulted by police officers during last June's G20 demonstrations in Toronto.

Weddell is the second Toronto police officer to face charges arising from protests during the meeting of world leaders.

Const. Babak Andalib-Goortani, 30, was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon for incidents at the Ontario legislature, which was a designated protest area during the June summit.

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Source: Huffington 
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