No Kidding!

(follow-uo to https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/justification)

“You can help yourself by helping others,”
the judge said to the thief,
“Community service, and no pretence –
next time you’ll come to grief!”

“Of course you knew those notices
didn’t mean what you claimed in your tale.
Self-help is to earn and pay your way,
and so to keep out of my jail!”

[IP: Self-help] (Part one: Justification?)