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"...not guilty..." by Eric Nunnally

 

Did you see them gnash their teeth and
cuss and swear in disbelief and
sob and weep and pull their hair,
convict and act like they were there?

Can you believe their racist pride:
Jays guilt cuz both victims were white;
the way they prejudice their view
and spite the facts with lucky clues?
Like demon dogs, their faces red,
their hatred boiled inside their heads,
and gave no ear to lawful sense,
nor praised a life saving defense.
Who cares that Fuhrman plead the fifth,
and screw those damned racist transcripts.
To hell with gloves that just wont fit,
and lab drops lost and found (oh shit!)

They talk about what money buys
as if justice is color blind,
or prosecutors never lie
when someones life is on the line.
Garcettis on the voting block
and hears each tick and every tock,
so States Attorneys playing hard
to keep at bay his times up card:
a million plus in pro-bono,
the FBI and LA roll.

G.G.: By any means we must convict
who cares if Jays the true culprit?
Our reputations on the line:
lets make sure its done right this time.
M.C.: Weve got a pattern of abuse.
What else is out there we can use
to stir up outcry in the land,
confuse the issues, and kill this man?
C.D.: Weve got a case. Im surell well win.
G.G.: But isnt the Rooster a close friend?
C.D.: Hed sell his family for some doe
I cant respect his kind of show.

The DNA!! They cried out loud.

J.C.: The vile of blood was emptied out.
Jay volunteered a specimen
which disappeared with strange white men.
DNA proved what we knew
the contents from a lost test tube
why argue if the blood was his
if science says, of course it is!
The issues how it got around
so many days fore it was found.
Just a plain coincidence? See:
circumstantial evidence.

But its so far fetched someone would plant
the gloves and socks and evidence!
No one in this world would frame
an African-American with a household name!

The difference of experience
tween black and white and class and sense
is illustrated in the books:
from Kennedy to common crooks.

He beat his wife for heavens sake!
And let his friends enjoy his take.
And bought a franchise for Nikkis pops.
And financed cocaine party drops...
Lets turn Jays ass to horsey glue;
to hell with truth, thats what well do
This is the publics demand:
white is right to lynch this man!

They say that justice wasnt served;
boy, do they have lots of nerve.
Are lynchings all they dream about?
The devils finally coming out.




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