What the hell is wrong with our legal system?

Powder Finger’s new song ‘Black Tears,’ which is due to be released next month, is due to go up in a legal battle. The 2^nd verse of the song supposedly refers to a racial incident which occurred between a member or members Palm Island Police and the local Aboriginal residents. Particularly, it supposedly refers one copper, one Officer Chris Hurley, who going up in court for the assault and manslaughter of Mulrunji Doomadgee who died while in his custody.

This death started a riot on the island.

The cop being charged is also the one making the complaint.


Photo ABC TV

What the hell is wrong with our legal system? Why shouldn’t an artist be allowed to comment on society? The police in this country (and loads of others countries) have a long history of abusing their power while musicians should have a right to comment on it and have done so in the past. Isn’t Waltzing Matilda commenting on a “class” incident that “supposedly” occurred between three coppers and a swagman?

If you can now be censored or worse sued for singing about something that is messed up then the world has gone crazy.

What do you think? What songs do you know that comment on the police and society?

Read more about it here (SMH)