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 Gionni Lee Garlow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gionni Lee Garlow. Show all posts

Friday, October 25, 2013

Police, coroner investigate death of boy born in Ottawa jail

OTTAWA — The life of Gionni Lee Garlow, the baby born on the floor of an Ottawa jail cell last year, has come to a sudden end.

In the story of this short life, there are parts that have already outraged people across the country: the pregnant, young inmate’s ignored pleas, which led to the birth, and later to the firing of jail staff.

There are also parts of the story that are not yet known: whether the medical problems that killed the 13-month-old boy were related to the circumstances of his birth.

But what is clear at this moment is the part of Gionni’s story that is just deeply sad.