by William Skink
I continue to be amazed that no charges have been filed against Johnny Lee Perry for his hands-on role in the death of Sean Stevenson. I found this AP piece from January 6th. Here’s an excerpt:
A 29-year-old man was initially arrested on suspicion of felony aggravated assault, but was subsequently released without charges while police investigate a claim of self-defense, the Missoulian reported.
“We’re going to continue working with law enforcement to make sure we understand everything that happened, and once we do, we’re going to make a decision on whether or not the individual needs to be tried,” said Chief Deputy Missoula County Attorney Matt Jennings.
This kind of slow deliberation while the perp remains free from custody was not extended to Brandon Bryant. To highlight the absurdity of these two cases, here’s a poetic juxtaposition:
use your hands
to extinguish life
then claim defense
in the Treasure State
and if the dead man
has no home?
County Attorney shrugs
charges? nope
BUT…
use your words
to threaten life
of elected officials
in the Treasure State
and if their TIF scheme
might be exposed?
felony charges
in lockdown clothes
SO…
use your brain
to question life
who has worth
in the Treasure State?
and if the answer
confounds your mind
the hands walk free
while the word does time