There's nothing inherent in the definition of democracy that requires protection of minority rights. It is true that many forms of democratic government include

There's nothing inherent in the definition of democracy that requires protection of minority rights. It is true that many forms of democratic government include checks on majority power, but democracy per se doesn't automatically incorporate those protections. Thankfully we have constitutions and a judiciary that define and enforce these protections. That being said—even if I'm wrong on this point—it's the third clause that I took exception with, that "nobody was harmed." EDIT: I think maybe I'm being pedantic here. While a democracy doesn't automatically include these protections, you're certainly right that ochlocracy excludes them.