The Law Is For Protection Of The People Lyrics

Lyric discussion by drunkmonk2 

Cover art for The Law Is For Protection Of The People lyrics by Kris Kristofferson

This song is about hypocritical police officers, who harass and abuse people who go outside the norms of society.

I think you've looked at it very very literally and only scraped the surface. This isn't so much about hypocritical police officers, this is a much bigger political statement than that. This is about governments and the powers that be trying to control everything, and focusing their efforts on ridiculous pursuits to try and silence anybody who is different or who disagrees with what they're trying to achieve. Basically it's a satire of the nanny state movement in general - and governments arresting/silencing peaceful protesters etc.