60 Percent Justice

In South Australia the law stood
Plead guilty to an offence and its understood
A 40 percent reduction in sentence is made
So criminals can smile at their escapades

One Paedophile decided it was his game 
To infect children with HIV as an ongoing flame
Until caught and charged for these crimes
Deciding now to plead guilty and do his time

But justice for the victims has not been delivered
With his sentence cut by 40 percent as the law mirrored
The question that needs an answer for us all
Why did we make this dastardly call.

© Paul Warren Poetry
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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