Last October a Polish traveler was detained at the Vancouver airport and ultimately killed by an RCMP officer’s overzealous use of a tazer. Now, Mike Greenway has uploaded a re-enactment of the incident casting it in the context of a Mega-Man level. Does this signal a post-modern trend toward casting all visual information as one weird emotionally disconnected medium? I’m not sure, but these quotes from Mediapost’s Gaming Insider show the public relations responses to the video from both sides. ” The video was my view on the YVR tazer incident last October, and specifically the ineptness of the RCMP and airport staff’s dealings with Mr. Dziekanski. My intent was to remark towards their conduct and maybe reach an audience that would not have had the opportunity otherwise.” - Mark Greenway ” This tragedy should not have been portrayed as a game. It is disrespectful to the victim, his family and the Polish community.” A Canadian Police spokesperson said, “Any right-thinking person who would look at the video would be offended by that. A gentlemen lost his life and it is in extremely poor taste.” - Spokeswoman, RCMP Watch the video, listed on youtube as a reponse to the 8bit Chocolate Rain Remix below.
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