Group 6 — on Law & Order

Laws are made to be broken A proverb, of old age spoken; Not broken in villainous defiance In spite of trusting public reliance, But broken with innocent morality Like children, in a perfect reality On seashores building castles of sand Then joyfully destroying them with their hand.

Sitting in a coffee shop on election day I overheard two people, not far away, One asked the other, "for whom did you vote?" The other's voice replied with an apologetic note "For H.F. I declared my troubled choice" "I did the same" replied the first voice, Explaining, "In fact I voted against the other party" The other bellowed out a loud laughter, hearty, "For the one I really wanted to vote for Had no hope of being elected to the 'House Floor' So I reluctantly voted for the lesser evil Choosing to cast out the mighty devil." Upon this dialogue I ponder much See the same pattern in all that I watch All the world over, in every election People are presented a limited selection: The devil runs against Satan's own defender, The saintly candidate, a distant contender. Elections are won before they begin Yet people believe non-voting a sin The electoral system a giant machine Gets people to vote which party will win The honor and glory of being the technician Of keeping the machine in mint running condition. I pondered on this further and further Saw other ways our choices we surrender; In dead-end jobs, we remain a slave For if we quit, we must then brave The devil's own wrath, financial risk Which may empty our bank accounts brisk. Then what shall we do? Who shall we turn to? Who will help us? How will we get through? For the lesser devil, it's better to settle, Put up with slow death, slowly our souls sell. And in relationships we do the same thing Opt not to leave, in spite of its venomous sting; For with this person I've learnt the pain In other cases I must learn again, This is my fate, from Eden fall Succumb to the Satan's own call. For to say no and to let go Unfamiliar the seeds we sow Easy to say "venture into the unknown" But a leap of faith? Stay with the known The lesser devil with which I've grown In lieu of risking being alone. Fear turns us to devil's food. If our fears we understood, We'd simply change our attitude, Let our love choose with gratitude. Instead of fighting Satan, we should Change our focus to work for Good. As for the elections, I thought if I vote I condone the Machine, the system I promote; Abstained from voting for anyone at all Thus I overcame the doctrine of "The Fall".

A man who maintained his innocence was charged with a brutal crime Waiting for his trial to come up, in that jail he spent a long time, After three long years of waiting, he was finally put on trial In three days he proved innocent, on his lips there was a smile. After three years of confinement, he was finally let go, free His punishment for innocence was three years of captivity. Justice that is too long delayed is injustice, justice denied Hypocritical, a false promise, equality and fairness belied. Through long delays in the courts of law guilty are imprisoned, innocent encaged While waiting for the slow wheels of justice to finally become engaged.

The legal system in the West Designed to serve lawyers the best; Finding a technical flaw Practice of modern Law; As for justice and what is right Mockery seems its only plight. But there's more than this disease Patiently bear with me please. The Law serves lawyers' pocket Medicine is doctors' racket Justice and Law are as apart As health is from the medical art. Where should I turn? Where do I start? I am losing my mind and heart. Justice and health are kept hostage Enslaved for cash, kept in a cage; With these battered, left with no ideal Supremacy of cash will be our downfall.

"My first duty is to my client This is why you'll find me pliant I believe in the adversarial Justice And so at night, I rest in peace If my client is guilty of a crime My adversary will ensure he'll do time But if of crimes he is innocent He'll go free ninety nine percent. In every system there is some flaw Even in the system of enforcing the law." I said, "so in this system you are reliant On bringing justice by defending your client. Ultimately justice is your goal Not defending your client's soul. If you are sure of your client's crime You too must bring him to do time. If you make your client's freedom your goal To your client you'll sell your soul."