"Judge Judy"

It’s not something I’d wish on anyone
But I’ve really got to say
You stupid woman Judy Finnigan
I hope you get raped today.
Nothing that’s too nasty
Non-violent so you don’t get hurt
As long as you’re not ‘looking for it’
By being drunk and a flirt.
How can rape be non-violent
When it’s clearly against your will
Do you think it that little bit more pleasant
If you lie there ever so still?
Surely you know how vile the crime
From victims you’ve interviewed in the past
Your knowledge of this matter
Don’t tell me it’s not vast.
You say it’s all about a footballer
Who can’t go back to his job
Take a moment to think next time
Before you open your gob.
He’s welcome to do some hard graft
Just not work on a football pitch
How can you have a rapist role model
Showing no remorse as he gets rich?
There’s nothing at all to stop him
Sweeping rubbish out on the street
Or stacking shelves at Sainsburys
Just trying to make ends meet.
If your daughter was the victim
Would it be so easy to let it pass
Or if your son was violated
Forced to take it up the arse?
Bet you wouldn’t be so happy
To let this scum go back to work
Maybe then you’d understand rape
And why your critics are going berserk.
There’s no place for convicted rapists
At the heart of our national game
And if you can’t see that Judy
Bow your head in shame!

Dulwich Poet 15th October 2014

(On Monday television presenter Judy Finnigan, on her first appearance on the programme 'Loose Women' said that a former Sheffield United footballer should be allowed to resume his trade at the end this week, when he is released halfway through his sentence for rape, and that his crime was a 'non'violent rape')