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At a General Public Meeting

At a general public meeting They decided, on reflection To replace the penal system With a simple lead injection Some people stood and argued That shooting was too good “Just take them from the court room And hang ‘em in the wood” Some others had their own ideas On criminals like muggers “Drag them to the river And drown the little buggers” Then the voice of reason Persuaded quite a few That treating prisoners this way Was not the thing to do “We’ll keep them in their prison cells All cosy, dry and warm, With lots of cash and man hours They’ll hopefully reform, But should this method fail to work And progress not be made We’ll take ‘em to the prison yard And beat ‘em with a spade” ã John W Fenn 26-03-2009

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 8/19/2009 4:47:00 AM
I missed reading so many extremely outstanding poems yesterday. I hope to get them read today. Thank you for sharing your writing with us John. Love, Carol
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Date: 8/18/2009 3:53:00 PM
Interesting take on a bad situation. Did you know that 90% of inmates have something like ADD or ADHD that hasn't been treated or other mental illness that are treatable if they are found. If there could be better handling on the other end when they are children then maybe we could close the prisons. Keep writing. Sara
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