Conservative treehouse:
Their photo of the CAT tattoo appears to be from this article (and many others):
And credited to a photographer named Red Huber, in Orlando.
Another photo, merely credited to the AP, is at the Daily Mail (have to scroll a while):
I believe these photos were taken on March 16, 2012...at a press conference/Sharpton event. It was surely taped, and shown on the news - but I cannot find the video, to save my life.
This ‘rap dictionary’ lists the word CAT as crippin all the time:
http://www.rapdict.org/Talk:Crips
Thanks CT. This is the way to give FR readers searchable sources to use both the verify the authenticity of what we see/read, and also as a source/link to send to friends and detractors alike. They can then make up their own minds.
Our job is to get this kind of information/sources out to our FReepers, friends and even strangers because we are not going to see this in most of the mainstream media.