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You Have the Right To Get Pepper Spray In Your Face

You Have the Right to Get Pepper Spray in Your Face By Elton Camp What the protest movements are about I don’t understand But I do comprehend police getting totally out of hand Students sat, arms interlocked, peacefully on the ground To spray them in their faces, a cop walked up and down Give some folks a bit of authority and it goes to their head And they will do what they want, not what is right instead Of course, he will make some excuse to say that he did right But his vile actions, sad for him, were with a camera in sight I’m sure most of us have experienced cop bullying before It is an abuse of power that shouldn’t be tolerated anymore The cop should be discharged or suspended without any pay But if he keeps his job, he must be told not ever do that way Perhaps the protesters are not without a measure of blame But for a cop to do a thing like that is a disgrace and shame

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