March 25: Felony murder in Indiana ...

Five men in central America, some still in their teens

Decided to rob an old man’s house, two were just sixteen

They thought the house was vacant, but they got an awful fright

When the old man he seized his firearm, and shot into the night

One boy was killed, one was hurt, the others ran away

But down in Indiana, the law will have its say

The old man shooter did no wrong, he was not charged at all

But the four criminal survivors, were about to take a fall

The felony murder rule it is not new, it was used on Ronald Ryan

As he tried to escape from Pentridge, and killed a copper tryin’

They use the same rule in Indiana, when a death results from crime

The four young men were sent to jail, for lengthy periods of time

None of the boys they held a gun, one did not even go inside

But the jail term that each one received, made the news worldwide

Of the Elkhart Four as they are known, each is now well incarcerated

For sentences of fifty years, their boyhood dreams deflated

Too long, too short, opinions vary, some say it’s much to long

A teenagers brain is not yet developed, they did not know it was so wrong

I don’t buy that for a minute, they took a chance and yep, they lost

Quite prepared to steal and rob, they're now paying the ultimate cost