By Hart Seely
Hot beneath the raging sun,
Running in his cheap suit blazer,
Trigger-happy with his gun,
Philly ballpark guard – with taser.
Rumbling like a rented van,
Aiming carefully his laser,
Firing on some hapless fan,
Philly ballpark guard – with taser.
Creepo at the junior prom,
Sicko wielding rusted razor,
Castro with a nuclear bomb,
Philly ballpark guard – with taser.
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Posted 5/11/10
Posted on 05/12/10
Published in Ballparks, Fans, Philadelphia Phillies, Pure doggerel | Link to this poem | 4 Comments
Stephen Jones wrote,
Albeit the action seems extreme – whadda’bout the act itself that started the whole mess?
“Hi Dad – I’m doing this”; Dad’s answer fairly passive. We’ve seen/heard much worse with soccer, e.g.
A person ran where he didn’t BELONG
Link | May 12th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
James Finn Garner wrote,
Tasering still seems extreme to me. He was doing something stupid, not hurting anyone or committing a felony. Someday someone will use a taser and cause a fatality, and until then, every cop and rentacop will believe what the manufacturers tell them about tasers being nonlethal.
Link | May 12th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Stephen Jones wrote,
I agree re your perception/observation, Jim. Hard to call – either way. On the one hand you have the potential threat – the idiot person running around, but on the other hand there’s demonstrably the over-use of “force” itself. Whatever . . . I would wish someone/maybe someplace the closure on this could be a rational finale.
Link | May 13th, 2010 at 2:04 am
Stu wrote,
I think that people who run onto the field are idiots who should be thrown in jail. But I think Hart’s poem is right on track. We have to expect more out of authority than wanton abuse of power.
Link | May 13th, 2010 at 6:21 am