"STATEMENT" 10-9-82 RICHMOND, VA.

Cruis'in home down the main street
All tuned up- a cry for help
Brought us to our feet

An abrupt stop at our destination
Leaping from the truck
To resolve a confrontation

Young woman wounded... slashed above the knee
All those about excited... to a very high degree

Talk of gun shots, fighting & cutting
Gotta stop the bleeding... and prevent her from fading

Help arrives in the form of the law
Better get back or they'll even the score

Adrenalin pumping thru us all
Questions and orders a thumping... such a messy rapport

Abducted by a few... seeking the facts
Talked myself loose... getting them to relax

Victim being treated by medical team
All this confusion topped by the shrill of sirens

Being questioned in a squad car...I.D., address, to establish who you are

Collecting the facts, trying to relax
Victim starts screaming, she's being attacked

Excused myself from the interrogation
Ran forward-- mounted a car... to quell more frustration

Pulled to the ground, kicked, punched, stepped on and cuffed
My arms sure hurt clasped behind my back

Then hurried along to a waiting van... hurled in and door slammed

Kicking walls, jumping about... crying aloud "Let me out"

Door opens, my feet bound, then wrenched tight to my arms with some fastener

A gag suggested, but I decline... saying "I've had enough this time"