Above The Law Man
ABOVE THE LAW MAN
As electric as a taser in a uniformed hand
Reduced to casual use by habituation
As savage as institutional bigotry
Sworn to protect (but to protect what?)
As passionate as a true believer
Stone-blind in his black and white world
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This is a “Three Word Wednesday” contribution.
(http://www.threewordwednesday.com/2015/01/3ww-week-no-409.html)
Seed words: “Electric”, “Passionate”, “Savage”.
Posted on January 7, 2015, in Poetry, Three Word Wednesday and tagged Injustice, Life, Police brutality, Politics, Race, Regret, Social commentary, Sorrow. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
Ben Naga 
The casual use of implements of harm alarms me. But it happens, doesn’t it?
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Unfortunately, despite being downplayed by the “news” media. 😦 Pustules embedded deep within a far wider dysfunction of our so-called “free” “democracy”.
Fortunately, this is balanced by many acts of love, courage, compassion and kindness.
Plus, if we are alert enough then we get to choose consciously which side we bat for rather than simply following our programming.
Thanks for the visit and the comment. Peace.
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it’s terrible to live in a black and white world it’s better to let all the colour in.
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Such folk are generally doubly blind; unaware of their unawareness. But then in the final end am I any different? As you know, it’s a while since I visited RWW. 😳
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It almost becomes like some preternatural instinct – to blindly follow orders and forget the humanity of dealing with humans…well said!
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Thank you
The Nuremberg verdict, which adjudged the defence “I was only following orders” as inadmissible, seems to have got lost in the mists of time. Meanwhile Manning rots in prison. 😦
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As usual,the dreaded blogspot was incapable of accepting my comment on “Look”, which would have been – and is – “An unexpected consummation”.
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sometimes we have to speak up and not live in a black and white world
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Just so.
Please see my response to jae rose above, 🙂
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We have people in uniforms getting away with murder here. What to do when those who are supposed to stop crimes are the ones committing them?
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Not simply uniformed people either. One can add many politicians and financial and corporate executives. 😦
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That’s where the trouble begins when one only sees things as black or white……
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A recent senryu, as yet unpublished, saying just that. 🙂
BALANCE
The opposition
(Unbeknown) simply poot forth
That which they oppose
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well written and well conveyed , Ben.
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Thank you kindly, Francina. 🙂 An ongoing problem.
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interesting view !
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Thank you for visiting and commenting. 🙂
As usual, BlogSpot (BS indeed!) was incapable of posting my comment on your own response to 3WW, which is
“The image add a nice touch.”
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Well stated. I agree with what you said in a comment above – there are people who are unaware of their own unawareness…. ignorant of their own ignorance…. the amoral, who were born without an inner compass. Those who just follow orders, who can’t think for themselves… alas…………
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Seems some stones have slipped into the cherry pie. Chew carefully if you value your teeth.
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