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.]

Showing posts with label Christie Pits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christie Pits. Show all posts

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Hundreds march to protest sex assaults in Christie Pits area

It echoed through the crisp, Friday night air: Hey, hey, ho, ho the violence has got to go.

Residents in the area of Christie Pits park marched for a second time in as many months against the string of sexual assaults that have brought a culture of fear to the downtown neighbourhood.

Three assaults over the Thanksgiving weekend sparked the second rally.

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Police should say if Christie Pits sexual attacks were groping or rape

The pattern of sexual assaults on women around Toronto looks like coffee spills on a map — the Christie Pits area, Ryerson University, the York University campus. I don’t know what this means. One man? Two or three? What does he — or they — do to women in this city?

The police say the Christie Pits cases refer to a man coming up behind women and sexually assaulting them. “Sexual assault” covers many acts, including various gropings in the shadowy evening and the dark night.

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