New Media » Current Events http://jnarvey.com The essays, nerdy updates and literary adventures of Jonathon Narvey Tue, 22 May 2012 16:58:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Cop Killer http://jnarvey.com/2012/02/20/cop-killer/ http://jnarvey.com/2012/02/20/cop-killer/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:29:30 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=3168 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I get the feeling that if I did the things that this cop had done, I’d be in prison for a very, very long time. But I don’t know if he’s going to serve any time at all.

RCMP Corporal Benjamin Robinson was driving drunk when he slammed into Orion Hutchinson, killing him. His lawyer suggested a contributing factor might be his involvement in the Robert Dziekansky case from 2007.

So, the cop’s defense amounts to this:

“I’m a sad drunk. Part of my deep booze-dulled sadness stems from my incompetent leadership of the team that killed a frightened and confused Polish immigrant at Vancouver International Airport. Ever since that man died, I really hoped that I wouldn’t inadvertently kill anyone else. Sorry. It looks like I did it again. But I mentioned that I’m a sad drunk, right? So maybe you can find it in your heart to go easy on me? Also, can we get this hearing over soon? My next shift for protecting and serving the public is in three hours and I really was hoping to get a couple of beers in me to mellow out. I can promise you that I will try very hard not to kill any other innocent people while on duty.”

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2012/02/20/cop-killer/feed/ 4 Murder, Lies and the Bigotry of Low Expectations http://jnarvey.com/2012/02/01/murder-lies-and-the-bigotry-of-low-expectations/ http://jnarvey.com/2012/02/01/murder-lies-and-the-bigotry-of-low-expectations/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:48:15 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=3137 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> My latest broadside in The Propagandist, The Bigotry of Low Expectations of Muslim Immigrants by an Imam. A note on honour killings, expectations of Canadian citizenship and some very weird comments by a Canadian Imam who the mainstream media loves to quote. The way this guy talks about his fellow co-religionists, you’d almost be tempted to accuse him of… well, Islamophobia.

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2012/02/01/murder-lies-and-the-bigotry-of-low-expectations/feed/ 0 To Explore New Worlds http://jnarvey.com/2011/12/06/to-explore-new-worlds/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/12/06/to-explore-new-worlds/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:57:31 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=3111 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Kepler 22b: an Earth-like planet is out there, just 600 light years away.

We’ll probably never see it up close, but maybe someone’s great-great grandkids will. That’s a nice thought.

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2011/12/06/to-explore-new-worlds/feed/ 1 The Snake’s Head Is Chopped Off http://jnarvey.com/2011/05/01/the-snakes-head-is-chopped-off/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/05/01/the-snakes-head-is-chopped-off/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 04:03:35 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2983 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Osama bin Ladin is dead.

I’ve never felt joy at the death of a human being before. Yet I cannot deny that I am in a celebratory mood. Not only a terrorist — THE symbol of jihadist terror in the modern world — is now dead. That it was the Americans who got him is also heartwarming.

Justice is done. Not completely — nothing can undo the damage Osama and his virus-like organization has wrought. But it is a start.

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2011/05/01/the-snakes-head-is-chopped-off/feed/ 2 The Arab League And Libya http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/20/the-arab-league-and-libya/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/20/the-arab-league-and-libya/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:39:39 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2943 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> If the discussions between the Arab League and the coalition of Western nations bombing Gaddafi’s military forces were dramatized:

The West
Gaddafi is killing his own people! Human rights are being violated! We’ve got to do something!

Arab League
Well, we see your point, but we think the situation requires an Arab solution.

The West
OK, what’s your solution? Are you ready to intervene?

Arab League
Uh, er, no.

The West
So you have no solution.

Arab League
Well, what do you want? This “no-fly” zone? Fine. I guess we could go along with that.

The West
You understand that a no-fly zone means someone has to take out Libya’s air defenses, right? So, you’re going to take care of that? What about other measures?

Arab League
Well, we’re fine with all measures that will protect Libya’s civilians. All necessary measures.

The West
Really? You didn’t seem too enthused a moment ago.

Arab League
Well, I mean, we might get involved. But perhaps it is better if you take the lead role.

The West
I thought you said you wanted an “Arab” solution.

Arab League
Oh yes. It’s our solution. Save the civilians. It is a good thing. We’ll get on board later. You go ahead.

The West
OK, uh, so we’re good, here. I’m glad we’re on the same page.

48 HOURS LATER

Arab League
Why are you bombing innocent civilians in Libya?

The West
We’re not. We’re bombing Libyan military forces Gaddafi is using to slaughter his civilians…

Arab League
We didn’t authorize this! It’s more Western imperialism! You are killing innocent Muslims! Jihad! Jihad! Death to the Infidels!

The West
Aw fucking hell.

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/20/the-arab-league-and-libya/feed/ 2 Will Revolutionary Egypt Act In A Revolutionary Way? http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/17/will-revolutionary-egypt-act-in-a-revolutionary-way/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/17/will-revolutionary-egypt-act-in-a-revolutionary-way/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:00:26 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2941 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> With the United Nations’ authorization of all necessary measures to take down the Gaddafi regime, the world is once more looking to the USA and NATO to intervene. But Egypt is an original member of the United Nations, has Africa’s largest military and shares a border with Libya.

Will Egypt export its democratic revolution?

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/17/will-revolutionary-egypt-act-in-a-revolutionary-way/feed/ 2 What’s Next For Japan? http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/17/whats-next-for-japan/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/17/whats-next-for-japan/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:25:22 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2939 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Earthquakes. A Tsunami. A volcano eruption. Mass destruction. A possible nuclear meltdown, perhaps narrowly averted only thanks to the heroic and self-sacrificing efforts of nuclear plant staff, not to mention ordinary Japanese citizens. You almost expect Godzilla and Mothra to show up, just to top it off.

We stand with you, Japan.

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/17/whats-next-for-japan/feed/ 1 Atlantis Found http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/15/atlantis-found/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/15/atlantis-found/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:48:42 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2937 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Have we found the Lost City of Atlantis? The Sub-Mariner is not going to be pleased.

“Stupid air breathers. Go ‘discover’ somewhere else, why don’t you? We’ve been here for thousands of years and you come along and you’re like, ‘we discovered you!’ Well, maybe I discovered you first! Condescending colonial jerks. Get off my land. I’m a Prince here, you know.”

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2011/03/15/atlantis-found/feed/ 0 An Open Letter To The US Government http://jnarvey.com/2011/01/05/an-open-letter-to-the-us-government/ http://jnarvey.com/2011/01/05/an-open-letter-to-the-us-government/#comments Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:28:36 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2894 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Concerned about the awful news coming out of Pakistan regarding the latest triumph of homicidal religious fanatics? Read my latest in The Propagandist, A Modest Proposal for Pakistan. Fear The Reaper:

You might ask why I am writing to you, since my concern might be more appropriately addressed to the government of Pakistan. Indeed, to get to the root of the problem of rampant Islamist terror emanating from Pakistan, their political leaders must engage this scourge head-on.

Since this isn’t happening, we are left to address the symptoms of the problem of Islamist violence, especially where it manifests in terror movements that can act in a global theatre of operations. And it is here that I believe certain US-led programs in some of the more remote areas of Pakistan are meeting with some success…

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]]> http://jnarvey.com/2011/01/05/an-open-letter-to-the-us-government/feed/ 1 Propaganda Roundup. Sudan, Libel Tourism, Iran and More http://jnarvey.com/2010/10/16/propaganda-roundup-sudan-libel-tourism-iran-israel/ http://jnarvey.com/2010/10/16/propaganda-roundup-sudan-libel-tourism-iran-israel/#comments Sat, 16 Oct 2010 18:09:03 +0000 jnarvey http://jnarvey.com/?p=2834 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Some great new articles at The Propagandist, your one-stop shop for brass-knuckles political commentary.

Confusion to our enemies!

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