Raising Capital
They lurk around the highway bend
or tucked behind an orchard row
Radar beams electronically send
the County budget so to grow
Should you exceed the posted speed
or amber light might turn to red
The lurking fangs of fiscal need
will strike offender good as dead
They roll between the cars in line
for a honey on her phone
If the texting hand is fine
then the dog has found it's bone
Pulled to the side of felon's road
Shamed by smiling passer's by
Proper papers are bestowed
Captured perp begins to cry
Working stiffs or high school girls
Real Estate queens in foreign cars
All are caught in economic swirls
Many bear recession's scars
On the other end of town
A kid is murdered in the street
The contraband deal is about to go down
and baggy pants are swift of feet
When the bad guys are corralled
and empty pockets show no sign
From the jail they are expelled
and first offenders get a fine
With no money to pay the bail
The cycle has no end in sight
The MIDDLE CLASS is put in jail
to increase the budget fight!
Aren't the people to be protected
Where is the badge that holds the hand
of a child who is neglected
In the freest of the land?
When bright lights in your mirror do shine
and you're reaching for your purse
Don't forget to pay the fine
and do your part for the budget's curse
David Kettler 6/3/11
Please make no mistake, I am very pro officer! My very best friend is a 25 year career officer and many of
our family is in law enforcement. I am just very bothered by what I see everyday in downtown Bakersfield.
It seems to me that pressure is being put on officers to "prey" on the unsuspecting for the sole purpose
of raising funds for the city.
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