Random Thoughts

A study in New Brunswick found that judges often waived a fee meant for victims of crimes ranging from theft to drunk driving. The fee was meant to be paid by criminals as a means of restitution. The jurists in question believed claims that the offenders were hardly in a position to pay the federal victim surcharge and also felt many were themselves victims of hardships. It is for this reason- if not for others- that judges should be elected. Let the community decide who is a fair and competent adjudicator. I would like to see how many judges would waive restitution for thoughtless and violent criminals when they knew their judgeships would be in jeopardy from victims whose stores had to be refurbished after being vandalised or victims of drunk drivers.

Archaeologists are about to open the Pyramid of the Sun forty kilometers outside of Mexico City. Sweet.

It is believed that Iran may target Canadian troops in Afghanistan with short-range missiles. Given the propensity of the Canadian government to do nothing about its own citizens killed by the Iranian government and the major players on the world stage to let Iran do whatever it wants, this potential threat could very well escalate if true. Why Iran would drag its own people into a war, I do not know. This is just one reason why dictators should be dealt with. How many Burmas, Robert Mugabes, Kim Dynasties or Ayatollahs will it take before people stop seeing their problems as our problems?

China has received another blow to its already tarnished image. Just weeks before the slave Olympics, the Chinese government is ensuring that visiting athletes are fed the best organic produce it would never dream of giving to its own people. For athletes to bring their own food after numerous toy recalls, tainted pet food and toothpaste, cheap lead and uranium-laced products, beatings, abuse, censorship, religious oppression, countless vetoes and just being plain rude to Koreans would be embarrassing.

All right- here is the math. Two-thirds of Canadians support protection for the unborn. Over ninety percent of poll respondents stated that Morgentaler should not have received the (now meaningless) Order of Canada. Morgentaler gets $11 million for killing babies and reusing single-use medical instruments. He is a liar, blackmailer, insolent hate-monger and braggart. He could tell me rain was wet and I wouldn’t believe him. Though it is doubtful he will ever have to return the award due to the major embarrassment it would cause the Canadian government and the Polaroids, that still doesn’t mean Morgentaler is a man of honour or integrity. After all, it doesn’t take much of a man to snuff out a ten centimeter tall human being.

Read about Omar Khadr crying like a girl here. If you wonder why I show a shocking amount of distain for this would-be terrorist, keep in mind he killed an American medic, will more than likely be released if ever returned to Canada and his family are bunch of freeloaders.

An American deserter has lost his bid to stay in Canada. Good. As he was not forced into the army (the US Army stopped the draft in 1973) and did not claim "conscientious objector" status, he cannot come into Canada, curry favour with willing females or smoke weed. His problem is with his government, not with Canada. Canada should not be a haven for criminals, terrorists or freeloaders who have the woeful impression that Canada is a socialist and pacifist paradise.