Community Policing

[Daniel-book]

There is a new man loitering around here,
A Stanger,
We fear things might start to disappear,
We sense danger,
So we have reported him to the chief,
We suspect he might be a thief.

A private developer,
Is hastily putting up a high-rise apartment,
We think it is improper,
So we have reported to the government,
Regulatory authority,
To be sure the construction meets threshold quality.

Someone is putting up a perimeter fence,
Around the basketball court,
We think it is an offence,
We took her to a law court,
The case might delay,
But we know our children have a right to play.

A night club is playing loud music,
We sought for the owner,
Complained the noise irritates us sick,
Presented him with a restraint order,
When he ignored our plea,
We locked his club and made him flee.

[Princesitah]

Quite interesting! Never thought i'd ever come across a poem about community policing.
I think it's a good one except for the last line which kind of portrays the community as having taken matters into their own hands..?

[palilogy]

The voice(s) in this poem are excellent.
The last stanza falls flat though. It isn't as strong as the others.