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Gov. Newsom signs bill restricting use of rap lyrics as evidence in California criminal trials
New York Post ^
| Oct. 1, 2022
| Nika Shakhnazarova
Posted on 10/02/2022 7:28:10 AM PDT by Bon of Babble
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to restrict prosecutors from using rap lyrics as evidence against criminal defendants in California.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: prettyboy; thenuisance
Comment #1 Removed by Moderator
To: Bon of Babble
“protect artistic expression”
Praising rape, robbery and murder is “artistic expression”?
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posted on
10/02/2022 7:31:03 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Bon of Babble
This from the Post comments section:
Mike Mazzullo
1 day ago
“If only the Jan. 6th. people had rapped their messages.
There would have been no problem.”
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posted on
10/02/2022 7:34:48 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: Bon of Babble
Of all the things he could be concentrating on...
On the other hand, now white rappers can use the n-word again, since their lyrics can not be used as evidence.
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posted on
10/02/2022 7:35:17 AM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: BenLurkin
so much for being able to "tell the whole truth."
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posted on
10/02/2022 7:50:24 AM PDT
by
aimhigh
(THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
To: BenLurkin
So a confession to a violent crime couldn’t be used against the declarant in a trial? Of course the courts will have to be able to precisely define what rap is, and constitutionally justify why only rap lyrics are protected, as opposed to a ballad or opera. I am sure a California court will be able to ‘splain it!
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posted on
10/02/2022 7:56:37 AM PDT
by
Spok
(Homelessness will not be solved by incentivizing it; it must be made harder, not easier.)
To: BenLurkin
I thought for sure this was Babylon Bee...
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posted on
10/02/2022 8:07:17 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders while ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
To: BenLurkin
Anyone know a rapper willing to do a “song” promoting the assassination of TwosomeNewsome?
Would be a damned interesting twist.
Hey, little mental defective who thinks he’d get a thrill shooting up a school or mall. What would your street cred be if you went after a governor?
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posted on
10/02/2022 8:10:48 AM PDT
by
bobbo666
(Baizuo)
To: goodnesswins
...and in other news - country western singers and Kid Rock can now be held liable for lyrics that incite “insurrectionists”.
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posted on
10/02/2022 8:26:50 AM PDT
by
LittleBillyInfidel
(This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
To: BenLurkin
So if you confess to a crime and you say it in “rap” “music” you are set free. If you sung it to the tune of an opera, you would be convicted.
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posted on
10/02/2022 8:27:07 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(We get 1 chance to ditch the fascist dictatorship every November. )
To: BenLurkin
So this means anyone discussing a crime (including murder) with a confederate by voice, or in text or emails, can just say "hey, we're discussing rap lyrics here..."
At that point, the communication cannot be used by the prosecution to prove intent or premeditation, or conspiracy.
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posted on
10/02/2022 8:29:28 AM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: goodnesswins
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posted on
10/02/2022 8:42:19 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: BenLurkin
I foresee a lot of people now identifying as rappers when charged with a “verbal hate crime”.
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posted on
10/02/2022 9:10:38 AM PDT
by
GMThrust
To: BenLurkin
Clownifornia says respect rap lyrics!
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posted on
10/02/2022 9:14:03 AM PDT
by
Vision
(Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
To: BenLurkin
3 out of 4 sound like the Clinton’s
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posted on
10/02/2022 9:32:31 AM PDT
by
Vaduz
( )
To: aimhigh
Obviously Newsome hates people of color!
What a racist!
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posted on
10/02/2022 9:57:22 AM PDT
by
bantam
“I’m gonna kill my wife...”
He kills his wife.
“You’re honor, these lyrics were clearly not an indicator
that he actually meant he was going to kill his wife,
whether he did or not.”
We object to them becoming evidence.
Gavin Newsom agrees.
Every break should be given to the potential killer. We
must be a fair society.
Meanwhile, his wife twists in her final resting place.
Democrat’s sense of ‘fairness’ on parade.
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posted on
10/02/2022 2:31:25 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(I pledge allegiance the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which stands.)
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