Posted on 12/27/2014 5:41:26 PM PST by John Semmens
The disclosure that a song making fun of Michael Brown—the young man shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson last August—was played at a party at an Elks Lodge in Glendale California has inspired the Los Angeles Police Department to open an investigation.
“Michael Brown has become an icon of the Black Community,” LAPD information officer Jesus Santos asserted. “Many see him as a martyr who died defending the rights of their race. White people have no right to mock him. We need to find out who is behind this song and bring him or her to justice.”
Santos speculated that “justice for what is obviously a 'hate crime' could entail a stretch in prison and millions of dollars in damages for slandering the thousands of demonstrators whose refusal to abide by rules they did not make was a target for ridicule in the song's lyrics.”
Shekeela Kopps, co-chair of Hands Up, Don't Shoot's California chapter, hailed the LAPD “for finally seeing the light. The Black people of this country have grievances. Michael Brown had grievances that he tried to rectify through personal initiative. He had as much right to those cigars as the shopkeeper who tried to extort money from him. He had a right to walk in the street. He had a right to defend himself against police oppression. That he was shot down for trying to exercise his rights was a crime that white society refuses to punish.”
“That song is disrespectful,” Kopps charged. “Not only does it portray Michael as a thug, it also belittles the efforts of those who have sought to mourn and honor him by smashing the oppressors and liberating the merchandise they withhold from us unless we pay their price.”
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Oh. It’s you John!! LOL
I was almost fooled this time. I nearly thought this was actual news. This doesn’t usually happen to me.
Oh, good one: Shekeela Kopps.
Js. Everyone knows elks are not good songwriters
I have only know LAPD officer well enough to if he could sing. Needless to say he was a very fine police office and a good father and husband. But given the sample I have heard when and if an investigation is carried out it won’t be buy a talent scout.
Personal I belive Americas need to sing more. But not just the hippies and war protestors. Everyone has heard the song about raising the tolls on the Boston subway, they still play it now. We need more songs like “ be kind to your web footed friends.” For those who missed it, it was satire. Well that’s how I took it.
We live in a country that takes toilet paper for granted but it should be considered a right.
“We live in a country that takes toilet paper for granted but it should be considered a right.”
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I’ll drink to that :-)
TP is the first item on my ‘prep’ list; I try to keep many months’ supply.................
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uedyba2UWv0
(God, I can’t believe I’m old enough to remember.......)
Thanks for the best laugh I’ve had all day!
-JT
Sh’ , man. Dis honkey be down wit de struggle.
I have the words to a song:
Fat thug rotting in the hot sun
He fought the law and the law won
He fought the law and the law won
He was looking for trouble and got some
He fought the law and the law won
He fought the law and the law won
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