One Instance

a vision of the totalitarian police state in action

The fat cop swaggered

As he walked up to the kids

And asked them how they were doing tonight

He said he smelt something funny

They said they weren't doing nothing

Of course he searched them anyway

Didn't find anything

They were pretty certain

He was violating their rights

But what could they do

They were just kids

One started to protest

But he said that they were underage

And out after dark

And he smelt something funny

He said how would they like it

If he called all their parents

And told them that they were all out here

Smoking pot

Which they weren't

They were talking about girls

He said he had suspicions

But couldn't prove anything

So he guessed that he would have to

Just let them off with a warning

This time

And he told them to all go home

Off the street

And for them not to let him catch them again like this

Or he'd lock them up

And so they went

 

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