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Down home we call the cops (as a group) "John Law."

You mean like "Mexicans are drug dealers, rapists, and murderers?"

If it was, they got really stupid ideas of "merit." And Gertrude was even worse than Hamlet, and she was a White woman, pretty much the traditional ethnicity/sex for Gertrude (at least after that surly old asshole James I kicked the bucket).

Yeah, I know who Robert Peel was. Was his middle name, perhaps, "Pig?"

It's why I wince when I hear people (especially cops) refer to non-cops as "civilians."

At eight billion and counting, I'm more worried about the ecological phenomenon known as "dieback." I'm pretty sure the species is OK for survival otherwise. You should always remember that evolution favors mutations that improve chances to survive and reproduce under current conditions. One...

Credit where due, that was Ron. I think he might overvalue evolution. Any trait that doesn't detract from survival tends to get a pass.

Military's worse. Probably not a lot of support for Operation Defense Contractor Payday.

Yeah, the "Guardians not Warriors" movement is trying to turn back the trend. I call it the "Andy and Barney" philosophy of policing.

Probably doesn't hurt that back in the days before central heating, Canadian winters being what they were, being an asshole could mean you'd freeze to death.

It all started with S.W.A.T.

OK, this is not a complete solution, but can we get over the hard-man names for police task forces? Maybe cops inclined to abuse people would be less likely to volunteer for the FUZZY BUNNY squad or the DOPEY PUPPY team or the FOOTY PAJAMA task force. . .

I was distressed that Ryan Reynolds destroyed Green Lantern as a movie subject forever (forever = six months. It's a Hollywood thing). Then I got to thinking maybe he did us a favor. 'Scuse me, "favour."

OK, but is it natural that some bright spark will observe that X has a mildly beneficial or euphoric effect and say "Hey, I bet if we concentrate it to 10,000 times its naturally-occurring strength, it'll be amazing!"

We steal all your best actors and comedians. In our defense, we steal a lot of your worst ones, too.

I'd love to argue that, but. . . I'm not sure how. In all seriousness, I have to say that Canada, even considering its own mistakes and smaller "footprint" in the world, has done a better job than the U.S., overall, in providing all its people with peace, prosperity, and opportunity. Not...

It's hard to separate Canada and the U.S. So much of what you concern yourself with are U.S. issues. No, that's not a criticism. It's hardly surprising, considering the size, economy, culture, and proximity of the U.S. to Canada. However, I will point out that down hereabouts some folk like...

I recommend that for standing policy!

Flying under the influence. Tsk, tsk. Terrible. Justin should do something about it. This calls for a new ministry!

The perpetual dilemma. . . evil, or just a fucking idiot? It's the ancient rule "Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence."