You read about Saudi Arabia and what goes on there and you wonder? They allow no religious freedom, no rights to women, no freedom of the press, no democracy and the monarchy rapes and pillages the local wealth. We support them why? (We all know why, oil. But still, why?)

In the latest atrocity, the Saudi courts (which are based on Islamic law) have decided to punish a woman who was raped with 200 lashes and a jail term. The punishment was increased for "her attempt to aggravate and influence the judiciary through the media.” And if that is not enough, they also took away her lawyer’s license.

Read about it here. Good thing that Saddam was taken out. After all, he was the dictator, right? Read what Amnesty International has to say on Saudi Arabia here.

Then again, as a Canadian, how can we point a finger after the 4 RCMP bullies used a tazer to apprehend a man who was unarmed, agitated for a proper reason (First time flying ever, held in detention with no interpreter for 10 hours) and made no threatening move to the well armed officers who massively outnumbered him.

As most Canadian’s know, they did not tazer him once – they hit him twice, writhing in pain and then pounced on his neck. He died. You can read about it here or watch this tragedy in action here (A bystander caught it on video). The even sadder thing? It is clear that the RCMP were well on the way to a cover up as they took no action until the video hit the internet.

We don’t need an external influence for evil, mankind does a proper job of manufacturing it on our own. A shameful day for a nation that is proud of a heritage of serving, treating people fairly and for a police force that is respected around the world.