Posted on 03/26/2023 1:17:19 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Seven sheriff's deputies say the rapper subjected them to "embarrassment, ridicule, emotional distress, humiliation, and loss of reputation" after a drug bust on his house came up empty.
Do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy when you break into a famous rapper's house with an AR-15 and take his money? A group of Ohio sheriff's deputies thinks so.
Seven Adams County Sheriff's deputies have filed a lawsuit against Afroman for using footage of them raiding his house in several music videos, FOX19 reports. The deputies argue Afroman used their personas for commercial purposes without permission, causing them to suffer "embarrassment, ridicule, emotional distress, humiliation, and loss of reputation."
The Adams County deputies executed a search warrant on Afroman's house last August. According to a search warrant, Afroman was suspected of drug possession, drug trafficking, and kidnapping. The bust came up empty, and Afroman was never charged with a crime. Deputies did, however, seize more than $5,000 in cash, which they were ultimately forced to return. (The returned amount was $400 short, which an investigation later determined was due to a counting error by deputies.)
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Because they got high
Because they got high
Because they got high
Video is hilarious
Not guilty...
Bet they want a cut of the mad profits from the LOL video...
He’ll probably top 700K subscribers by midnight.
Fair. I don’t know about his drug use but they did invade his house, it is on tape, and they are public employees. No expectation of privacy.
One of Afroman’s allegations is that they took a cut already.
Pretty sure the videos, once released, are public domain. No copyright. Use at will.
His music video with the footage: Will you help me repair my door -> https://youtu.be/oponIfu5L3Y
Saw the video last night.
They were searching for drugs but he didn’t have any.
He can enjoy his now publicized Victory Video for the present.
Most cops have very long memories.
Don’t read too much into this. This is just another way to get at him ‘cause they didn’t find any dope!
Because he didn’t get high.
That opening sentence is quite rich
Gotta side with him on this one. You raid a guys house & there’s video then it’s fair game. None of this “ you can’t film me cause I’m the po-po BS”.
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