First they came for the tambourine players ...

Ran across this news item about an over-zealous tambourine player at a church ending up getting tased. The poor woman may have been overmedicated, or certainly suffering from some irrational state. But I do wonder if it was really necessary to pepper spray and tase her. I wasn't there, so I can't say.

I was reminded, though, of people who have complained about my band at church - Rock music! Too Loud! Could we be subject to orders by legal authorities to desist? And if we refuse, face the spray or the Taser?

And then I recalled that poem about the authorities coming after one group, then another, and finally my group. I modified it to fit this situation:

First they came for the tambourine players, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a tambourine player.

Then they came for the ukulele players, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a ukulele player.

Then they came for the bagpipers, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a bagpiper.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to play for me.

Who's next? Hmmmmmmmmm

 

Pax et bonum