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As Sheri Birch said, above: "Ive seen little or no film footage on TV of the hours and hours of peaceful protests." There was definately a failure of the media to document and report on the real issues. But to statement: "It is the police that bear the responsibility for what happened last night," is simply wrong, in my opinion.

WE hire the police! Yes: We, The People! We, The People elected Stephen Harper, et al. One in fifty of us (We, The Peoples) complain occasionally on our facebook pages, or over the phone, or over coffee with friends, about the big bad Corporation and the Evil Government ... but We, The People put them where they are and keep them in business.

Those relatively few of us who vote do, anyway! And the rest, perhaps except for those who are legitimalety unable to vote, deserve whatever they get. We, The People buy the junk from Walmart and Starbucks. This IS democracy! Sadly, the vast majority of people are asleep, so the world chosen by We, The People is not as efficient and just and friendly and creative and some of us think it might be.

I get so annoyed--angered, really--by the finger pointing and blame game. This article says: "A new generation of young people who are becoming activists believing they live in a democratic society and are shocked by the degree of police violence arrayed to stop them. Where was the "police violence?" There was a police presence (and one that was incredibly disturbing, to say the least!) ... but the violence, and responsibility, ought to be placed squarely on the shoulders of those barbaric few who threw stones and bricks and used boots and hammers to wreak havoc on others. And, we need the inefficient Police Systems and Justice Systems to hold them accountable.

The heroes of this story, in my opinion, are actually those peaceful protestors, thinking and acting and assertivng themselves in a productive way. Bravo! There were thousands of people in Toronto making very real and very valid points. We should hope our media puts them front and centre in the days to come.

As for the police ... they are simply hired to do what We, The People ask them to do. They keep us cozy and warm in our ticky-tacky bungalows and little apartments and suites and trailers, so we can play with the toys and cuddle in our blankets and type on our computers, all bought from The Corporation. Sad, but true, me thinks.