Two high profile murder trials ended last week in the United States
While juries were deliberating, the whole nation was left sitting in wait
Both the verdicts that were rendered were different as night and day
One got away with murder, the others will have to pay
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges for killing two and injuring a third
It was a case of self defense which to me seems totally absurd
The whole situation was racially motivated even though white people were shot
It was at “Black Lives Matter” protest that he took a rifle that he illegally got
He injured the first man then killed two others who had joined in his pursuit
He thought he was in danger and these two other men he would also shoot
Both these men were unarmed when they issued the chase
The jury found that his life was in danger and they proved their case
Now he is being hailed as a hero and is the darling of “Fox News”
If this continues to gain traction, the heightened violence might prove hard to diffuse
Reports are saying that Rittenhouse visited Trump at his Florida retreat
You know the guy who has never admitted his defeat
This could be a powder keg and just fans the flames some more
This is just the type of stuff that appeals to the Republican core
So the courts in Wisconsin have let this murderer go free
As far at three men in Georgia, that’s not the way it would be
This case, a father, his son and their neighbour were all doing fine
That was until a video of Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting was leaked online
They were Greg McMichael who is the father and Travis McMichael, his son
Their neighbour William Bryan who decided to record while they were on this run
They said that Ahmaud was a burglar and chased him down their street
The fact they chose to film this event would result in their defeat
If this video was never taken, this case would have never gone to trial
The fact that they all ended up being convicted just makes me smile
This lynch mob chased him down in a pickup with a “Confederate” flag on their plate
This just adds to the proof that all these three men deserved this fate
The fact that this racism is so blatant is unreal
Of course the lawyers for these men are going to try an appeal
The Prosecutors did not argue that racism motivated this crime
The Federal authorities have however, so they may serve more time
Video evidence usually helps you if you are involved in a case
Most people have a cell phone that they take from place to place
If you have a record of it, you have something that can be shown
This is the safest weapon that you may ever own
It didn’t help in one case, most of us will have to agree
But if the others didn’t film their adventure, then all of them would be free
The Black Sheep Poet 