A Mob's Refrain
An eye for an eye we people demand
For justice must be served!
Hang them on high
Or let them just fry
They get what they deserve!
They must receive as they meted out
Measure upon each measure
Please dole death out fast
It’s come time at last!
Retribution brings us such pleasure!
Life for life we must now avenge
Justice soon fulfilled
From the prison cell
And directly to hell
Let the guilty blood be spilled!
Mercy and compassion remain
Nothing more than weak-kneed drivel
Let this dictum ring true
That the revenge we now do
Will keep our nation civil!
So cease this idle talking
Bring them near
So that we may better hear
The sound of dead men walking
(SL)
posted by Shlomo Leib Aronovitz @ 6:08 PM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
I disagree with the premise, but I love the poem!
Just in case my 'premise' isn't clear....I OPPOSE capital punishment. The poem comes from the crude snippets that I gather from its proponents.
TY for the love HT.
Sorry Shlomo, but I have no problem at all with capital punishment for heinous crimes.
Not too long ago here in CT, a serial killer was executed. He had raped and murdered a number of women. His youngest victim was 15. There was no question of his guilt. He admitted to the crimes (he even helped police find one of his victim's remains), and there was evidence linking him to the murders.
His victims experienced horrifying deaths. He brought endless grief to their families. He deserved to die.
Excellent post sl.
In my view capital punishment says more about those who advocate it than those who are committed to it (after all, it is well known that innocent people are, at times, condemned & executed). I also have a sneaking suspician that killing murderers is letting them off easy.
I dunno about anyone else, but I would rather be dead than to be looked up in any kind of prison for the rest of my life.
"but I would rather be dead than to be locked up in any kind of prison for the rest of my life."
G-stan, the above is easy to write if you're not in that position. Many people on death row fight very hard not to be executed. They are cavalier about taking others' lives, but cling ferociosly to their own life. It seems they think being alive, even in prison, is preferable to death.
"but I would rather be dead than to be locked up in any kind of prison for the rest of my life."
I have mixed feelings about capital punishment, but I don't think it's our job to find just retribution for murderers and the like. However, I do believe that such people need to be removed from society, and capital punishment seems to be a better alternative than actually paying the living expenses of murderers while they are held in prison...
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