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When will they learn?
When will they ever learn?
The 2nd line, in different context, is a line from a poignant 1955 folksong, “WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?”
Lyrics and music by songwriter Pete Seeger.
Sung by same Pete Seeger, also banjo player and folk singer, and by countless others ranging from the Kingston Trio to Joan Baez to Bob Dylan to Peter, Paul and Mary.
Words based on an older Cossack song, ‘Koloda Duda,’ Seeger borrowed an Irish melody and: voila!
A memorable song was born.
Here’s a link to one rendition:
That song may be perhaps the topic of another essay.
Another time.
This one focuses on the dangers inherent to calling the police.
This is not just one incident.
Or even a couple.
It’s happened enough times to constitute an endemic (perhaps epidemic), systemic problem with law enforcement all over the U.S.
