Posted on 03/23/2023 8:33:02 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
Seven law enforcement officials, who conducted an armed raid of the rapper Afroman’s home in August 2022, are now suing him for invasion of privacy.
Afroman used footage from the raid in his music videos and allegedly included it in merchandise and social media posts.
The members of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio have filed a lawsuit against the rapper – real name Joseph Foreman – claiming the footage, which shows their faces, has caused “emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation and humiliation”.
According to court documents seen by The Independent, Afroman himself was not present during the raid. However, his wife was there and “recorded portions of the search on her phone”, while “several security video cameras” in the home also captured “portions of the search”.
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I remember he had a hit with a lighthearted song, then 9/11 happened and no one wanted to hear it anymore.
I would offer maybe afroman set it up himself...
Seven law enforcement officials, who conducted an armed raid of the rapper Afroman’s home in August 2022, are now suing him for invasion of privacy.
I'm pretty sure that LEO's have NO expectation of privacy in the conduct of their duties. At least they shouldn't. It's a very serious thing when armed young men break down someone's door and search their house.
honestly, I do not care for rap. but this guy is entertaining!
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Calls them out by name!
Love it.
Parody of Afroman’s, “Because I Got High,”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeYsTmIzjkw&ab_channel=AfromanVEVO
called, “Because We’re Too White.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maLMGK_XhLs&ab_channel=devo193
A true journalist would be asking all the obvious questions behind the warrant.
But this is no journalist:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/inga-parkel-3118b6146
She's just a former barista hired to do entertainment writing to flag all the right buttons for her employer's audience (currently @ The Independent).
Two of the videos were hilarious. He pokes fun at the officers who broke into his house.
That third video (linked in post #12) crosses the line because he talks obscenely about the officers' wives (who didn't break into his house).
I hope he gets attorneys fees and everything else directly out of these douchebags pockets and not the taxpayer’s wallet when they lose.
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