Saturday, April 30, 2011

Feature Article: TKAM

Here is my article on Tom Robinson's failed attempt to escape Maycomb Prison:

Guilty Tom Shot to Death
By Beh Guan Hong




Maycomb: Recently charged with rape, Tom Robinson the nigger who was found guilty tried to escape during a prison exercise. The alert guards warned Tom of his actions, and made the quick and right decision to shoot him before he escaped.

According to a prison guard's statement, Robinson was running along well with the other prisoners during the exercise. It was not until the group neared the fence that Robinson broke away and tried to escape.

The prison guards were initially shocked but quickly recovered, they called the escaping nigger to come down, and when their words went into dead ears, they made the immediate and right decision to shoot the nigger down.

"Ho,that was great fun man. That nigger didn't fall from the first few shots, but he ain't God and he fell down like the piece of junk he was. Been a long good time since the guards had a shootin' practice." The prison guard said.

Robinson who was recently convicted guilty of raping a girl was scheduled for an appeal. When his lawyer Finch was asked on how he felt about Robinson's death, he said," Oh, Tom had such a good chance of winning the appeal. I think he got tired of our so called chances and decided to take a risk on his own."

This has been many years since a prisoner has dared to try the boundaries of the Maycomb Prison. No other prisoner shall dare to escape again for a while, least they end up treated like the nigger Robinson.

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