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MUHAMMAD HAQUE POLITICAL POETRY on the 'debate on policing'

© MUHAMMAD HAQUE | 19.11.2005 10:55 | Analysis | Social Struggles | London | World

The call for arming the UK police as uttered by Michael Winner is not a contribution to the alleged debate on the future of policing in this country. Evidence must be sought and established BY ALL OF SOCIETY before any fundamental changes are made for the worse


Muhammad Haque Political Poetry on the morning after the shooting of a policewoman in Bradford, England



Extracts


The incident was a multiple tragedy
Compassionate souls mourn a tragedy
And add with this one others un-cited
Losing their lives in wrongs unrighted

Mourn the loss of one police life
Renew respect for all life no strife


How many people in need of police protection
In times of crisis and sheer desperation
Would have said yes to Michael Winner
Mixing up policing with being a gunner?

Especially so soon after the latest tragedy
No time to indulge in knee jerk ‘comedy’
And flogging yet another deadly ‘best’ seller
Winner deserves slot only when a truth teller

By all means call for any genuine police change
Do so only with true evidence justifying change
Turning the ‘debate on policing’ into an excuse
To push hidden agendas will only reduce
It to another opportunistic abuse and ploy
Denying people the say and will destroy
Any scope for people to participate duly
The ‘debate’ will have been killed unduly!
..


London
1024 Hrs GMT
Saturday 19 November 2005

© MUHAMMAD HAQUE

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  6. Poetry is about expressivility and speed of communication of meaning — grasshopper

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