Tim & Bonnie King Poem by Luke Easter

Award? An achievement or accomplishment, presenting the facts,
Tim & Bonnie King, Salem-News.com, continually fighting back,
As if the heroes of yesteryear were to resurface in the world today,
Honesty, truth and justice reintroduced the original American way.

In today's media, the news is not the news presented as truth per se,
Entertainment, socialist value, ratings and sponsors get in the way,
Sometimes three different networks same story three points of view,
Disparaging different as an animal in jungle the vs. one in the zoo.

Americans traditionally encourage youth to be involved in a group,
Upstanding citizens, pillar of the community, Girl/Boy Scout troop,
United common sense cause identified by the wearing of a uniform,
Rendering a right through justice as soldiers beyond Dessert Storm.

Where injustice is found within the country of, "give me your poor, "
By the form of, "Criminal Profiling" in itself a criminal act & more,
Associated in this instance, a particular motorcycle club, a jail term,
No drugs, shooting, no money was stolen but someone had to learn.

Southern Oregon Motorcycle Club it was just a small in house matter,
But the Attorney General's, "bragging rights" escalated in his chatter,
Tim wrote he tried to make it look like he captured the Manson Family,
Their ritual of member's criminal past was the, "Crime of the Century."

1 local club has been unduly harassed about a crime committed in 1968,
And more than two thirds of its members were born long after that date,
Is it still a crime when it involves shoddy police work & illegal activity?
Law Enforcement has the right to be above the law in what community?

A tree has bad fruit the Sherlock Holmes' process of elimination begins,
So utterly senseless to destroy the entire orange grove or vineyard when,
Single plant in the crop or one harvest has a worm embedded deep within,
Although in, "Numbers" a couple of million were destroyed because of ten.

"Gang" can have a demonstrative meaning or something pertaining to elite,
Twisted and tied down referred to as a, "Gang of Tulips" still smell sweet,
Care of issues concerning veterans & motorcyclists will not be forgotten,
Salem-News realizes one bad apple doesn't make the whole barrel rotten,

Only one Old Testament only one Creator and He alone has total authority,
We need to let His book be an example or guideline for every written story,
Therefore an Excellence in Journalism Award was given to Bonnie and Tim,
Presented by the Oregon Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs November 2010.