Shortest straw.
Challenge liberty.
Downed by law.
Live in infamy.
Rub you raw.
Witch hunt riding through.
Shortest straw…
The shortest straw has been pulled for you!
Lyrics from “The Shortest Straw” by Metallica, 1988.
Photo by Rick Stachura. August 15, 2019.
“Justice,” a granite statue by Philip Martiny (1958-1927), reclines at the rear entrance of the New York State Supreme Court Building. She originally stood outside the old Centre Street entrance of the Surrogate’s Courthouse.