The Braidwood report into the taser death
of Robert Dziekanski has concluded that
police need the weapons. - News report
We'll keep the taser as a threat,
And make you crazies place a bet
That when you choose to disobey,
We still might take your life away.
So Justice Braidwood scattered blame?
As judgments go, it's pretty tame,
Your classic solemn reprimand
That leaves a killer gun unbanned,
And tells us we should use more charm
Before we choose to do you harm.
A bolder man would draw the line,
And call Dziekanski's death a sign
That tasers made us lose control
Before we killed the anxious Pole.
But since we get to keep our gun,
We'll now agree what's done is done,
Adjust our training, make amends,
And talk of gentler means and ends
That make the judge's words seem wise,
At least until the next one dies.