Song of the Day 3/23: Dead Kennedys, “Police Truck”
There’s a reason police act above the law: They are. The so-called “police bill of rights” is a list of special privileges that place them outside the laws that govern the rest of us, supposedly (we all know being white and rich makes you nearly as immune as a police badge).
Anyway, here’s Jello Biafra’s take on it from way back in 1980, when “Police Truck” appeared as the B-side to the San Francisco punks’ second single, “Holiday in Cambodia.”
The left newspapers might whine a bit
But the guys at the station, they don’t give a shit
Dispatch calls, Are you doing something wicked?
No sirree, Jack, we’re just giving tickets!