Posted on 11/18/2020 7:17:00 PM PST by 11th_VA
NEW YORK — A rapper who shot off a flamethrower while standing on an occupied New York City bus surrendered to police on Wednesday. Authorities said Dupree G.O.D was arrested on charges of reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon. There was no information on when he would be arraigned. He was in police custody Wednesday night.
The musical artist was filmed earlier this month in an unauthorized stunt that he said was part of a tribute video for the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. The clip gained attention on social media after a police union tweeted it as an example of the city becoming less safe.
As he was taken into police custody, he told reporters, “it was for the art.”
The New York Post reported that his attorney Cary London issued a statement saying the stunt was controlled.
“This was artistic expression in a controlled environment where no one was hurt,” London said.
New York Police Department Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison disagreed.
“Let me ask you something, jumping on a bus, is that a controlled environment?” he said at a press conference. “And also, mind you, there were people on the bus as well, so I don’t know about you but, if my mother’s on that bus, and somebody’s on the roof shooting a flamethrower, I don’t know, but I’m gonna take that a little personal.”
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He meant to say “It was for artson.”
What’s the waiting period on buying flame throwers in NYC?
A fired 556 has a significant longer reach than a flame thrower.
POST OF THE DAY WINNER !!! Lol !!!
[Rapper with flamethrower]
Definitely what the world needs more of.
“Definitely what the world needs more of.”
As targets.
LOL
Try not to rocket him into the tanker truck at the gas station!
You read my mind.
Hey, as long as the bus stayed above 50 mph, I’m not seeing the problem here.
His little lightshow could have worked, had he not decided to end his performance by aiming the flamethrower down to the asphalted streets. Just got a little bit carried away.
In his defense, he saw a spider on top of the bus and was trying to kill it to protect all the bus passengers.
lol
“Hey, as long as the bus stayed above 50 mph...”
I saw that movie.
Used the same unfinished I-110 overpass in that 1994 film that they used in the 1976 film “Cannonball.”
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