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Roulette
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I've never been a fan of capital punishment.
Rated: Fiction K - English - Words: 189 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 07-25-06 - id: 2218247
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Turn on the power
Hook up the chair
Strap in the prisoner

"Hello, dear friend,
We're going to play a little
Death sentence
Roulette."

Turn on the power
Hook up the chair
Strap in the prisoner
Push the button
Silence

"Read his file-
What's it say?
Killed two people
And also his son.
I don't care.
Now he's free."

Turn on the power
Hook up the chair
Strap in the prisoner
Push the button
Silence

"Read his file-
What's it say?
Raped five girls
And killed them all?
I don't care.
Now he's free."

Turn on the power
Hook up the chair
Strap in the prisoner
Push the button
Silence

"Read his file-
What's it say?
Broke into his ex-wife's home,
Killed his three children and she as well?
I don't care.
Now he's free."

Turn on the power
Hook up the chair
Strap in the prisoner
Push the button
Zzzzzz

"Read his file-
What's it say?
Good citizen, family man,
Wrongly accused of a stranger's crime?
I don't care.
Now he's guilty."

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