How To Create A Criminal

from Uncle Sam by SC Static & Militant Marxman

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lyrics

How To Create A Criminal

(Verse 1)
So as I sit here in this pig department
Interrogated while getting my finger printing started
I guess I must’ve confessed to the wrong person
Stress got me feeling upset and uncertain
Damn, cause now I lost my job
And in order to survive I’ll be forced to rob
I’m in a jam and to escape I’ll need a miracle
This is the making of a criminal
First take away their options
And employment wages with no way to pay their fines with
Cause we’ve defeated our principles
As addicts are automatically treated as criminals
Cause the purpose of government officials
Is to prevent people from harming other individuals
Not interfere without consent to help
And not “protect” someone against themselves
Plus most arrest are of casual users
So possession of marijuana could damage their futures
Cause even if the proof is minimal
They’re converting casual users into criminals
Destroy lives through false trials and jail time
A small cot, the walls blocked, and bails high
That’s where the tragedy starts
From arresting more criminals than their actually are
Then taking property unlawfully
Drug enforcement on the innocent with no warranty
My job as a substitute was already through
They got informed of my arrest and I already knew
Plus I’m not in a position to fight this
Especially if I’m given a conditional license
Damn, all cause of weed man this shit’s extreme
And I can’t get another job until my piss is clean

(Chorus)
This is how to create a criminal
Arrest a citizen then sentence him the minimal
Then rob him of his options as an individual
Physical, emotional, financially, and spiritual
This is how to create a criminal
Arrest a citizen then sentence him the minimal
Then rob him of his options as an individual
This is how to create a criminal

(Verse 2)
I’m attacking and smothering this impractical government
Cause the direction we’re headed in is capital punishment
So some could never be released from prison entirely
Post lockup inability to fit in society
So a tendency to reoffend is in the system
In hopes of increasing convicted recidivism
Cause 40 percent of federal prisoners
Are back behind bars within 3 years as revisits
Undervalued as they viciously disparage us
And when released’ll face a litany of barriers
You’re starting at a disadvantage facing tougher needs
And pay for ankle monitors on top of other fees
And when asked if they’ve been arrested or not
While applying for a job they have to check that box
Damn, and then be seen as a sinner
Denied and disqualified from being even considered
Like regardless of the crime you gotta a “no”
But finding a job is a requirement of parole
Cause we were never meant to prevail
Or be able to make a living when we’re set up to fail
Plus it’s no surprise to obscenely discover
That 60% of prisoners are people of color
Burdened by stereotypes for the rest of their life
And 6 times more likely to be arrested than whites

(Chorus)
This is how to create a criminal
Arrest a citizen then sentence him the minimal
Then rob him of his options as an individual
Physical, emotional, financially, and spiritual
This is how to create a criminal
Arrest a citizen then sentence him the minimal
Then rob him of his options as an individual
This is how to create a criminal

(Verse 3)
So as we study this pattern of enslavement
They’ve taken rehabilitation out of the equation
Yet they act like they actually have accomplished it
When in fact prison actively does the opposite
Since 1847 gradually they infiltrated
Education programs systematically eliminated
Stuck with nothin’ but to suffer their punishment
All because of corrupt budget cuts from the government
So scholars receive no chance
From 300 to just 12 college degree programs
But even then before you get the chance to take a quiz
In order to join you gotta get on a waiting list
It’s like they’ve planned a disadvantage
So how could we claim to be the land of 2nd chances
Cause now selling drugs is the only way to pay the rent
Get out of debt, make sure your kids are fed and get to bed
Damn, it just gets worse and repeats
We need half the amount of prisoners and police
But instead we’ve been viewed as a criminal and threat
So to circumvent we’ve got to take some incremental steps
Until we eliminate mandatory minimums
With prisoners being treated as secondary citizens
A place to send people they see as a threat
As far away as they can get to never deal with again

(Chorus)
This is how to create a criminal
Arrest a citizen then sentence him the minimal
Then rob him of his options as an individual
Physical, emotional, financially, and spiritual
This is how to create a criminal
Arrest a citizen then sentence him the minimal
Then rob him of his options as an individual
This is how to create a criminal