In response to the story about the Houston mass arrest incident, Cory Doctorow wrote in with these lyrics from Leadbelly’s Midnight Special:
If you ever go to Houston
You better walk right
You’d better not stagger
And you’d better not fight
‘Cause Sherriff Benson will arrest you
And carry you on down
And if the jury finds you guilty
You’re penitentiary bound.
Thanks, Cory!
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