Stanzas three and four become even more ironic and critical as Brown calls for the police officer’s actions to be condoned. Brown says, “Let us condone Ty Kendricks if we cannot decorate,” which is a jab at the idea that the officer’s actions were justified simply because he was wearing a uniform and therefore could only have been acting on behalf of his community to enhance the general wellbeing. Brown then goes on to point out the hypocrisy of the officer’s actions when he says, “When he found out what the Negro was running for it was too late.” This is an attack on the absence of the American judicial standard of innocence until proven guilty, which Brown points out in order to draw attention to the principal’s inconsistent application as it pertains to the African American community.