You speak of the rule of law <br />but I've heard it all before <br />it can only be described as obsolete <br />when the one who does the crime <br />is released in half the time <br />that to takes to get the victim on his feet <br /> <br />Whilst the perpetrator slouches <br />on the institutional couches <br />that the injured party paid for through his tax <br />the infirmary attempts <br />to repair the cuts and dents <br />that the criminal inflicted with his axe <br /> <br />When the casualty goes back <br />to the scene of the attack <br />he is counselled for a time then pushed aside <br />whilst the villain gets to savour <br />all the benefits and favours <br />that an inept welfare system can provide <br /> <br />Now I've heard the explanations <br />about social deprivation <br />and the reasons why some people break the law <br />but arguments for clemency <br />benevolence and leniency <br />are just not holding water any more <br /> <br />And whilst those that make the rules <br />are relaxing by their pools <br />with their maximum security in place <br />they will never get to see <br />this extreme inequity <br />that the general population has to face <br /> <br />So the outlaws dirty deeds <br />should outweigh his welfare needs <br />and the laws must change to suit the modern time <br />where the good are compensated <br />whilst the bad are castigated <br />and the punishment must always fit the crime<br /><br />Neil McGreevy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-rule-of-law-2/
