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inpsirational 2 min read 408 views Mar 31, 2015

Officer Friendly, Officer Deadly

WHEN HE'S IN HIS WHITE NEIGHBOR "HOOD"

HE'S KNOWN AS OFFICER FRIENDLY

WHEN HE'S IN OUR BLACK NEIGHBOR "HOOD"

HE'S KNOWN AS OFFICER DEADLY

 

AT HOME HE SEES A KID

PATS HIM ON THE HEAD FOR FUN

HE SEES OUR KIDS  AND BEATS THEM

ON THE HEAD WITH THE BUTT OF HIS GUN

 

AS OFFICER FRIENDLY HE'S ALL SMILES

WITH A CORDIAL ATTITUDE

AS OFFICER DEADLY HE'S ALL FROWNS

AND KNOWN FOR BEING RUDE

 

HE THINKS ABOUT BLACK AMERICANS HE'S SHOT

AND MURDERED WITH IMPUNITY

NO BIG DEAL, NO PROBLEM HE SAYS

WE'VE WRITTEN SPECIAL LAWS TO PROTECT ME

 

LIKE THE COWARDLY PREDATOR THAT HE IS

HE TRIES TO KEEP HIS TREACHERY OUT OF SIGHT

AS HE MURDERS BLACK AMERICANS AND

USES HIS GET OUT OF JAIL CARD

CALLED "I FEARED FOR MY LIFE..." YEAH RIGHT

 

I'M OFFICER FRIENDLY SAYS OFFICER DEADLY

AS HE SMILES FOR THE CAMERA OF COURSE

HE'S OFFICER DEADLY IN REALITY

PART OF AN ILLEGAL WHITE SUPREMACIST OCCUPATION FORCE

 

A FEW FELLOW COPS DO DISAGREE WITH HIM

BUT STOP HIM THEY WON'T DO

THEY'RE COWARDS AFRAID TO CHALLENGE HIM

WHILE HE HIDES BEHIND A WALL OF BLUE... SMOKE AND MIRRORS

 

HE TAKES HIS HYPOCRITICAL SELF TO CHURCH

AND SITS WITHIN THE PEWS

LITTLE DO MANY OF HIS BRETHEN KNOW

A TRUE CHILD OF SATAN, A DEMON SITS WITH YOU

 

HE RETURNS HOME, ONE MORE DAY GONE

AND RESTS FOR WHAT WILL BE

ANOTHER DAY AS A JANUS-FACED

JEKYLL AND HYDE WHITE SUPREMACIST AMERICAN TERRORIST

KNOWN AS OFFICER FRIENDLY, OFFICER DEADLY

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