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

Police should not investigate police shootings: Montreal mayor

MONTREAL—The mayor of Montreal is reacting to the police shootings in his city with a demand: he wants changes in the way authorities investigate the use of force by police.

Gerald Tremblay stressed Friday that such changes are urgently needed, especially after two men were shot dead by Montreal police this week.

“There’s a sense of urgency,” Tremblay told reporters in Montreal.

“Unfortunately it takes tragic events to accelerate the sense of urgency.”

Police bullets killed an innocent bystander on his morning commute while officers were shooting at a mentally ill man allegedly carrying a knife.

The current procedure in Quebec, when police kill someone, is for an outside force to handle the investigation. In this case, provincial police are investigating.

Tremblay said the existing process lacks transparency, is too slow, and is short on credibility.

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Source: Toronto Star 

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