Whitewash of Justice
Create a hoax to scare some folks
Business as usual in the Windy City
Stage a beating, complete with bleeding
Report your fake facts as a Hate Crime
Blame the white man, always the game plan
Get the headline on every news station
Neck wrapped in rope, like a worn stethoscope
But why did you keep it on for so long?
It was imperative; part of the narrative
Drawing on images from the past
A gay black man, hunted down by the Klan
Another way to create racial discord
Can’t forget the red hat; the one not Democrat
A manufactured crisis needs an enemy after all
Politics and race, yet some facts out of place
Somehow the story just didn’t pencil
Soon you were caught; evidence was sought
Everyone thought you were rightly going down
The tale unraveled, how you were baffled
Everything you invented started to crumble
Your P.R. got out in front, called it a publicity stunt
Said you were unhappy at work
Then Ola and Abel were seen with gear on the table
Paid your buddies to make it look real
But, what the heck? You paid with a check
Evidence now in the paper trail
And don’t forget the letter; sent to Fox center
Crude but the makings of mail fraud
Tables were turned; your cover was burned
Suddenly things went against you
Felony indictment; media excitement
Looks like the hoaxer was going down
Some calls were made, people likely were paid
And suddenly your plight looked much better
Cook County politics; makes all of us sick
What kind of crooked are they selling?
Backdoor deal and you got the case sealed
Almost like it was orchestrated
Double standard without an answer
Just who do they think they’re kidding?
National news, more interviews
Now whispers of Federal prosecution
Chicago Police outrage, taking center stage
Hard working cops feeling slighted
Friends in a high place; record erased
The perpetrator just walks away free
Whitewash of justice, a nation disgusted
Celebrity treatment on full display
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A travesty of justice. I am outraged this kind of “double standard” crap keeps happening and that people with money can fix what they want. Very well penned verse, Ralph. Well done.
I cannot stand the way we treat celebrities in our country. This story and many others leave me slightly nauseous. Thank you for sharing Ralph. Jamie
This was such bulls#!t. Pardon the language, but if that were you or I we would be locked up and the key thrown away. I would not mind if they separated California from the rest of the USA, these celebrities are so crooked and crazy its disgusting.
If there is any real justice in Chicago left then the city’s prosecuting will be fired…