Megaman vs Polish immigrant - Good Political Discourse? Or Tasteless?

Raw Story has an Interview with the creator :

The creator of a controversial new YouTube video, which draws on the classic 'Mega Man' video game to criticize Canadian authorities' involvment in the Taser-related death of a Polish immigrant, told RAW STORY he was simply looking to prompt a closer look at the incident.

"Renewing a conversation via some controversy was my original intent," said Vancouver resident Mike Greenway in an email, "but I had no idea it would balloon to the scale it is now."?lt;/o:p>

Polish-born Robert Dziekanski died last October after being restrained and Tasered by Canadian police at a Vancouver airport. Authorities had taken action after an agitated Dziekanski, who spoke no English, went on a rampage that damaged airport property.

Greenway resets the incident in a Mega Man-style incarnation of the airport, opening with an unseen player selecting a level entitled "Polish Immigrant." Mega Man soon encounters a mock-up of Dziekanski, and a menu appears with three weapons options: Use restraint, call a translator or "tazer mercilessly (sic)."

Mega Man proceeds to blast the Dziekanski character repeatedly.

Greenway's video has sparked outrage from some in Canada's Polish community, but the creator told RAW STORY he had aimed to increase public focus on the "bad judgment" he says Canadian police demonstrated in resorting to a use of force.

"I am certain the memory of my video will fade quickly in the coming weeks," he said, "but the hope is that people don't let the actual [Vancouver airport] incident completely fade from memory."

Nevertheless, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Polish Congress told the CanWest News Service this week that Dziekanski's death was not appropriate for video game treatment.

"This tragedy should not have been portrayed as a game." she said. "It is disrespectful to the victim, his family and the Polish community."

A spokesman for the Canadian police also had harsh words for the video.

"Any right-thinking person who would look at the video would be offended by that," Staff Sgt. John Ward told CanWest. "A gentlemen lost his life and it is in extremely poor taste."

Greenway says his creation isn't making light of Dziekanski's death, but rather pointed to security policies he says are in desperate need of reform.