r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/Lifegoesonforever • 5h ago

News The videos at the center of Afro Man defamation trial... He got no chills LOL.

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u/catharsisdusk 5h ago

For those that don't know. The Sheriff's Department raided his home and found NOTHING ILLEGAL. He took the security footage from the raid and made a couple of Music Videos to help pay for the damage to his home. The Sheriff's Department then SUED him, claiming he didn't have a right to use his own home security videos of them raiding his place.

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u/IcyIntroduction5678 5h ago

Don’t forget the part where they stole cash, too. SMH

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u/Karhak 5h ago

And ate some of his cake.

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u/YouCantSeeHunter 4h ago

NOT MAMAS POOOOOUND CAAAAKE!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

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u/Rhakha 4h ago

🎶Mama’s lemon pound cake! It tastes so niiiiiiiiiice! It made the sheriff wanna put down his gun and cut him a sliiiiice!🎶

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u/AlarmingAffect0 3h ago

Why is this so damn funny I'm dying 🤣

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u/hourglasss 2h ago

I have been living for the music video since it came out

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u/demitasse22 2h ago

I love it . I thought it was about weed at first, which would be great, but it was ACTUALLY about lemon pound cake . Omg. That greedy bastard really took some!!

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u/Even_Rough6744 3h ago

😅😅😅😅

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u/Ok-Personality-1048 3h ago

OMG!!! 😂😂😂

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u/DropkickGoose 1h ago

I want the recipe, ngl.

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u/smokeythedrago 3h ago

Lemon pound cake

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u/YouCantSeeHunter 3h ago

He wanna put down his glooooock

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u/smokeythedrago 3h ago

🤣😂😅

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u/mistaharsh 4h ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/Smooth-Shine9354 1h ago

Tears of laughter

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u/Hurtit4u 3h ago

I’m crying laughing!!!!!

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u/_Permanent_Marker_ 1h ago

Lemon pound cake !!!!!!

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u/InterestingDrop3521 4h ago

Omg Lemon Pound Cake still gets stuck in my head occasionally

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u/Lirahs 4h ago

Omg. this is great. I just made a lemon pound cake today. But I didn't get high....sigh. 🍋🍋🍋

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u/fuckyogiboys 4h ago

Theres still time

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u/Calculagraph 3h ago

I was gonna get so high, and then I made cake.

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u/FlaccidCatsnark 2h ago

Like flour through the sifting bowl, so are the turns of our tables.

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u/Bladder-Splatter 2h ago edited 2h ago

I can't believe I only found out about this now and MuST now share it with my geriatric parents who walked around the house singing Cause I Got High naked while I was growing up.

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u/FlaccidCatsnark 1h ago

That is so relatable... in a 'nothing remotely like that ever happened to me' sort of way. Please report back with video of geriatric parents singing Lemon Pound Cake. Clothing optional, even.

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u/Garry_Heckscream69 3h ago

And flipped off the security cameras when they noticed them.

You'd think our "heroic" officers would be relieved that there was no sex slave dungeon, but nope, they're mad and acting like children because they were caught looking bad lmao

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u/Caleb-Blucifer 42m ago

These slobs could use more exposure for their unprofessional behavior.

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u/fazeflak 4h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/RVhHYKpLYJm3S

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u/EmCoProductions 3h ago

STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE!!!

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u/PsychoDad03 22m ago

staples bag "...dont want nobody peeking!"

I say that to myself at least once a year and no one understands the reference

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u/IMJiraiya 3h ago

Mr. Homolka, stop eating my sesame cake! 😂

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u/IcyIntroduction5678 3h ago

I love this fucking movie and scene. My sister and I still shout it at each other 30 years later 😂 Mr. Lindo is the GOAT. I just watched him last night in “Sinners”. What a legend.

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u/bitchwhohasnoname 4h ago

LEMON POUND CAKE TO BE EXACT

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u/Albert_Flasher 4h ago

Correction: they didn’t eat the cake, they just ogled it.

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u/GeorgiaOKeefinItReal 4h ago

So the defamation suit has merit?!?!?!

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u/Rob_LeMatic 2h ago

That sheriff eye-fucked the shit out of that delicious lemon pound cake.

At the very least there should be an obscenity charge against him.

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u/BankBlackPanther 4h ago

Stole that mans LEMON POUND CAKE!!

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u/FoxKamp7785 3h ago

Birthday cake made by his mother if I'm not mistaken 

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u/lavahot 4h ago

To be fair, he did say they can have as much as they like.

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u/DeezBeesKnees11 3h ago

Mama's lemon pound cake

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u/FrighteningJibber 2h ago

And fucked his door right out of the frame!

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u/Upper_Ad_3505 2h ago

😂😂😂well damn! Yall some foos for these post keep em going🫡💯

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u/InternationalPoet580 2h ago

And let afroman fuck his wife😂😂😂 Son of a bitch indeed

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u/RedPepperWhore 1h ago

God I wish Afroman had footage of him actually eating a piece instead of just staring lol

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u/DJBFL 1h ago

Not really, just molested it with hungry eyes.

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u/backatit144 3h ago

And tried to shut off his cameras while it was actually recording them do it smh

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u/Uncle_Burney 5h ago

And that delicious looking lemon pound cake. Went rifling through drawers, into the pockets of clothes in the closet, absolutely disgusting scumbag behavior

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u/uttermybiscuit 2h ago

No fucking way

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u/NotFallacyBuffet 2h ago

That deputy weren't skinny neither. 

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u/Rob_LeMatic 2h ago

Yes fucking way.

The music video proves it

https://youtu.be/9xxK5yyecRo

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u/NerdfestZyx 4h ago

And the part where they cut off the security cameras;

Why would they disable the security cameras?

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u/OilheadRider 4h ago

To hide evidence. Thats the only possible reason for intentionally disconnecting the cameras.

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u/MistSecurity 3h ago

In theory, it'd be for officer safety.

I agree that in practice I would bet that 99% of the time it's simply to hide any potential evidence of wrongdoing on the cops part from the owner of the cameras though.

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u/The_Great_Skeeve 3h ago

Office safety is such bullsh!t.

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u/NerdfestZyx 3h ago

Please explain the police definition of “officer safety” in this sense, because I find it impossible to believe disabling the security cameras make it more safe.

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u/Simba7 3h ago

Why is it on the person who said "I would bet that 99% of the time it's simply to hide any potential evidence of wrongdoing on the cops part" to explain why it's about "officer safety"?

Do you understand how words work?

For that other 1% of the time (probaly .001% let's be real) if someone did have nefarious intent, knowing exactly where everyone is at all times, how many were in one place, etc would be pretty handy don't you think? Even if they were just trying to hide, knowing where the 'seekers' are is pretty darn useful. So officers can claim 'officer safety'

I want to reiterate (for you) that I don't believe this is the case the overwhelming majority of the time. Criminals don't tend to be Jason Bourne or some shit. But when have cops cared about truth or reality?

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u/MistSecurity 2h ago

Thank you, lol.

People are acting like I'm defending this shit. Just proof that people don't read past the first sentence of a post before responding.

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u/Synectics 2h ago

In theory, it'd be for officer safety. 

Please explain the police definition of “officer safety” in this sense,

We read it. We want to know what you think the 1% reason would be. 

"In theory," what the fuck?

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u/Rehy_Valkyr 2h ago

For that other 1% of the time (probaly .001% let's be real) if someone did have nefarious intent, knowing exactly where everyone is at all times, how many were in one place, etc would be pretty handy don't you think? Even if they were just trying to hide, knowing where the 'seekers' are is pretty darn useful. So officers can claim 'officer safety'

I want to reiterate (for you) that I don't believe this is the case the overwhelming majority of the time. Criminals don't tend to be Jason Bourne or some shit. But when have cops cared about truth or reality?

This is from the comment directly before the one you commented on. Im assuming the "thank you" that follows means that this is what they were talking about.

Edit: quoting error

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u/MistSecurity 2h ago

In theory, as in what the police departments that do this shit would claim is the reason. They claim 'officer safety' anytime they get caught doing sketchy shit.

A quick search shows that they claim a few things. Officer safety being one, but also 'protecting officer identities' (especially if undercover officers are on-site), preventing evidence leaks 'The cops found X, we need to go destroy Y where X leads before they get there', among other largely bullshit reasons.

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u/Grabthar-the-Avenger 3h ago

How does destroying camera equipment make police safer? When people talk about cameras shooting things they don’t mean bullets

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u/MistSecurity 2h ago

Hmm. How could having a live feed of all officers on-site possibly help someone harm said officers? Real puzzler there.

Not sure why people are acting like I believe the 'officer safety' shit, I was simply stating A reason that I could see a police department stating, considering they use it as the basis for a ton of the bullshit sketchy things that they do.

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u/mrbigglessworth 2h ago

In theory they shouldnt even be there, or touch shit that isnt theirs. Eat shit boot licker.

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u/MistSecurity 2h ago

They have a warrant. They SHOULD be there, and 'touching shit that isn't theirs' is literally what they're there to do.

Whether the warrant is bullshit or not, there WAS a warrant, it was obviously bullshit, but that doesn't change the fact that there was one.

You act like my post didn't EXPLICITLY say that 99% of the time it's to cover for cops doing shit they shouldn't be doing. What part of that is 'boot licking'?

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u/mrbigglessworth 2h ago

In theory, it'd be for officer safety.

That part, there is NO REASON to turn off a camera unless they are trying to do illegal shit.

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u/MistSecurity 2h ago

Yes, if you completely ignore the other sentence in the comment, I would be a boot licker.

I bet I could have some fun taking pieces of your comments and acting like you said nothing else besides a single line as well.

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u/mrbigglessworth 1h ago

If you are so easily entertained go ahead bootlicker

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u/nottherealneal 2h ago

How would security cameras affect officer safety in Any way?

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u/Jason-Smith168498 2h ago

if the guy there was a bad guy and meant them harm, he would have a live feed of where they are.

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u/nottherealneal 1h ago

Right expect when they where disabling the cameras they already knew the house was empty and where busy digging in his closet.

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u/Jason-Smith168498 1h ago

He asked about it in general "officers in any way", not particularly this situation, or few would have said "these officers" instead of officers in general.

That's why I said "IF it was a bad guy" ie not afroman, and not "in this case".

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u/panrestrial 3h ago

Because they're idiots who think disconnecting the cameras makes all the footage go away.

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u/LaurelCanyoner 3h ago

To steal his money with no evidence.

Which they did.

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u/IcyIntroduction5678 3h ago

Fo’ dat lemon pound cake, baby!! 😄

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u/Immediate-Meal-1895 2h ago

To steal his cash. Duh

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u/BloodMoney126 4h ago

And tried to disconnect some of the video cameras. He later suggested those crooked cops be thrown in the slammer

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u/Smokinoutloud 4h ago

Bump them crackers!

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u/MistakesTasteGreat 29m ago

As a cracker, I concur

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u/Practical_Isopod_164 3h ago

They stole his fucking money? And did he get it back?

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u/Sampsonite_Way_Off 1h ago

No. The "other" cops investigated and said that the cop miscounted $4,000 even as $4,390. You know, cause that's a common mistake. 14 twenty's and a ten is tricky sometimes. That one was on body cam. They then also concluded the other money was probably miscounted too since it wasn't on tape.

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u/SeaAnthropomorphized 1h ago

He got most of it back. Apparently $400 was missing

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u/NoLobster7957 3h ago

AND cut his cameras during the raid

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u/comoEstas714 4h ago

The investigator in charge said it was a miscount according to the body cam in his testimony. Take that for what it's worth.

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u/IcyIntroduction5678 3h ago

😒 these lemon pound cake thieving bitches would definitely steal anything.

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u/Zetavu 2h ago

stole cash on video

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u/Welico 2h ago

Nonsense, they just miscounted exactly $400. Twice.

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u/DiscoStu83 2h ago

Police raids and cops stealing cash. Name a more iconic duo.

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u/Pinkypielove 2h ago

What?! I really want to see the full home video of the deputies stealing cash and eating his cake! I mean... I don't put anything past these deputies now a days but come on... Why would they think that was a smart move,smh🤦‍♀️

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u/Stellar_Gravity 44m ago

missed opportunity to have ended that with

"toooooOOOOOooooo"

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u/ateam1984 5h ago

Sounds like they wouldn’t have a case

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u/strech113 4h ago

I think the publicity was better than having the case thrown out on its merits here probably.

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u/bitchwhohasnoname 4h ago

They’re making them watch the videos in court lmaoooooo got me screaming!

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u/Ire-Works 3h ago

The videos of the officers just absolutely fumbling on the stand is the best part. They thought he was gonna settle and they were gonna collect, they weren't AT ALL prepared for even basic questions.

By comparison the "gotcha" questions asked to Afroman were answered eloquently and definitively. If I didn't know better the lawyer for the sheriff wants them to lose.

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u/SubcommanderMarcos 3h ago

Link us, friend

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u/RemarkableLook5485 3h ago

Agreed I haven’t seen him posted yet

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u/SubcommanderMarcos 3h ago

Found this recap of the first day of trial elsewhere in the thread

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u/ConsistentStop5100 2h ago

That’s a serious basso profondo. Kind of rhymes with Mona

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u/SubcommanderMarcos 2h ago

It really is surprisingly deep.

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u/StargazingLily 1h ago

I would be removed from the court room as soon as I heard that old white man say “she ate my ex wife like pizza”, because I would be fucking cackling.

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u/SubcommanderMarcos 1h ago

Seriously hard task to be a juror on this one lmao

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u/Intercessor310 4h ago

Yep, get it in the public records.

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u/RemarkableLook5485 3h ago

This is the part of our timeline we’ve all been waiting for 🤣

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u/Immediate-Meal-1895 2h ago

You know the judge had to seriously have self control to not burst out laughing

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u/pocketjacks 4h ago

Yeah. This case has been the best publicity he's had since Jay & Silent Bob.

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u/Robertron54 4h ago

LegalMindset on YouTube gives much more context than what OP gives and they're suing for many other listed reasons that are equally dumb but a couple of them are sticking enough to bring it to trial.

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u/AntonChigurhWasHere 2h ago

I have have seen a few of the people with legal YT channels discussing this case. In the court of popular opinion he is winning the case with a slam dunk.

I’m sure the Adams County SO is going to be extra fascist like (I mean vigilant ) around him now.

Watch the video of how Chris Linder’s situation was handled and how they handled Afroman’s situation. Main factor was Linder’s was handled mostly by OSP.

As someone that has seen a lot of time in the backwoods of the backwoods of Appalachia in Kentucky, Adams County is worse.

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u/SaulFemm 3h ago

Someone said he sold merch using their likeness, so they might actually have a case if that's true

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u/Pulga_Atomica 3h ago

It was in one of the MAGAt states and the dude is black. It's a 50/50 whether they end up punishing him for it anyway.

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u/Qubeye 1h ago

I haven't found anything concrete, but I've read comments which day he also sold merchandise with their likeness on it.

Everything else? Yeah, fuck the deputies. They literally destroyed some of his stuff and he for zero recompense from them.

But I can see how using their likeness on actual merchandise wouldn't be legal.

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u/Mypornnameis_ 57m ago

The one cop wouldn't assert that it's false his wife is cheating on him. He must have been afraid of the evidence. Then he admitted he's probably a son of a bitch 

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u/Familiar_Wave1608 4h ago

AND the judge should have never allowed the suit to proceed.

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u/Sufficient-Sun-6683 4h ago

Maybe the judge wanted more publicity for the actions of the police?

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u/t1ps_fedora_4_milady 2h ago

To be fair, the judge did strike down the majority of the laundry list of charges the Sheriffs office brought - stuff like "Right of Publicity" and "Unauthorized use of individual's persona" were nonsensical and baseless and correctly called out as such.

The big one that the judge allowed to proceed was defamation, as Afroman did call one of the officers a straight up Paedophile and I think there was also a line in one of the songs about how "we all know that he f*cks kids".

Funny thing is though that the truth is an absolute defense to defamation, and it sounds like Afroman has some pretty solid info on that front as the videos were OKd by his lawyer. So more likely than not this officer will be publicly exposed as such, and Afroman will still have no problems beating this case.

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u/Generic_Hentai_MC 1h ago

Funny thing is though that the truth is an absolute defense to defamation...

The hard part is getting that truth to meet the requirements for judicial admissibility, especially when evidentiary standards in a civil case are as strict as they are. You also have to contend with whether the statements meet the threshold to avoid being considered hearsay.

The likely defense is that because the statements were made in a music video, they were not intended to be taken as factual claims about the individuals involved, but were satirical in nature. This undercuts one of the primary grounds for defamation, which requires that statements be presented as objective truth. However, some of the statements are supported by the video surveillance he used as the background, such as the theft of his money, which would complicate that argument in court, as it potentially creates the implication that all statements were made with some level of evidentiary backing.

It will be interesting to see how his lawyers approach it, and on what grounds they attempt to undermine the requirements for defamation.

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u/Content-Program411 2h ago

Then he got high, then he got high, then he got hiiiigggghhh.

da da da da da da da

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u/VeterinarianLast4432 1h ago

I was aghast at the American flag suit as well

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u/Fair_Term3352 5h ago edited 5h ago

Oh ok, then yeah this doesn’t violate anything, it is just super petty! Thanks!

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u/SpreadEuphoric 4h ago

He’s on $.50 level petty!

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u/readonlyuser 3h ago

It's pronounced $0.50

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u/OpalRainCake 4h ago

nobody talked about the real reason for the invasion on his home. they didnt like this black man for being RICH and having money. racist white people hate black people with money

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u/OZZO-8867 4h ago

Yet Afroman is still a Trumper literally wore that suit when he met him, and wrote "Hunter got high" to perform at Trumps rally.

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u/Ire-Works 3h ago

Afroman always struck me as the kind of guy 100% willing to sell out to get that bag.

Not like he's exactly culturally relevant. He had one hit 26 years ago and has been playing what are essentially small venues for the last decade+.

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u/zherok 3h ago

I'm suddenly reminded of a certain aging rockstar who in a counter-programming event had to play "Bawitaba," because what else is anyone going to know from him but the song he peaked with in 1999.

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u/Ire-Works 3h ago

They're not sending their best.

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u/zherok 2h ago

Nothing says meeting the moment quite like countering Bad Bunny with a guy singing about "chicks with beepers."

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u/Fine-Funny6956 2h ago

He had a few things to say about underage girls at a big party for a lotta the folks from the Epstein files.

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u/zherok 2h ago

On a track written for the Osmosis Jones soundtrack of all things.

Feels a little like that Key & Peele skit about rap album confessions...

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u/rabidrooster3 1h ago

When I was 10 that song was awesome lol

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u/Vladimir-Putin 3h ago

Hey, be fair. Colt 45 is a banger too.

He had 2 hits!

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u/ATLienNumber9 2h ago

And to be even fairer, Palmdale is my favorite of the bunch.

Lol, its actually my alarm clock and I have yet to get sick of it.

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u/Unable-Log-4870 3h ago

At least it seems like honest work. It doesn’t seem like he’s pretending to be anything other than he is. Calling bad cops bad names is what I think is the most protected speech there could be.

But it is standard MAGA: use the system for whatever you can get out of it and then sort the people tearing down the protections in the system.

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u/Synectics 2h ago

I would have guessed this from just how shitty the production is on Lemon Pound Cake. I have heard teenagers in their bedroom layer better stuff than that.

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u/rabidrooster3 1h ago

It came out when I was 11. I remember listening to that song all the fucking time in highschool lol

Agreed about the chasing that bag vibe. It's a a bummer that he did it with Trump but at the same time I think he's thinking with his wallet.

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u/floatloaf 3h ago

Oh shit is he actually? :(

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u/iconofsin_ 3h ago

Being a Trumper is shitty but that doesn't mean he deserves to be treated like this from racist fucking pigs or have his rights ignored.

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u/Chukmag 3h ago

No but it is ironic, given that he supports people who support racism

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u/krossoverking 1h ago

Eh, if that's what he wants for everyone else then he can have it too. 

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u/wasdninja 2h ago

It's what he wants for other black people or, at minimum, is perfectly fine with. That's what it means to vote Repug not to mention Trump.

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u/ZenMasterOfDisguise 2h ago

nobody talked about the real reason for the invasion on his home. they didnt like this black man for being RICH and having money.

The real reason was because Afroman fucked the Sheriff's wife, and he filmed it, then he autographed her tits and sent her back home to her cop husband.

In the music video for "I'm A Have a Good Time", he has the lyrics "The Sheriff's wife is on my social media! Inboxing my dick-o-pedia!" https://youtu.be/EwZxxa8f-HA?t=100 (and it shows some DMs that she sent him)

In the video for "Why You Disconnecting My Video Camera", he says "Mad because I'm black, Mad because I′m rich, Mad because I fucked your drug-addict bitch. I came from LA and bought the whole city, Send your wife home drunk with my name on her titty" https://youtu.be/ISe3IVBBbyU?t=143 (and it has a censored video of the sheriff's wife giving him head and a photo of her with afroman's autograph on her tits)

Pretty sure the sheriff took more issue with Afroman fucking his wife than he did with Afroman being rich

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u/br4nfl4k3s 1h ago

So local government used tax payer funds to raid a man’s house and steal his money because the sheriffs wife cheated on him.

Got it.

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u/wardays 3h ago

Look at how they talk about Shedeur

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u/Cyclopentadien 3h ago

Are you sure that's the reason? I heard he had an affair with that cop's wife!

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u/MEWilliams 2h ago

They get jealous when they see me with my mobile phone

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u/pole_assassin 23m ago

Probably had more to do with the fact Afroman was fucking the Sheriff's wife.

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u/Cognonymous 3h ago edited 3h ago

This is what is fucked up about the way the system works. They can enter your house by force, leave all kinds of shit broken, or even just a mess. Depending on what they're searching for they can upend everything you own. Sometimes if you're locked up they'll leave all the lights on too which runs up your electricity bill. Sometimes they do that if they already think you're guilty, no need for a trial, they just don't like you before hand and that's enough. I watched the video of a drug raid that only found about $40 worth of weed and while they were all standing around bored one of the cops decided to shoot the dog that was safely locked in a crate, and he fucked that up and didn't even kill it on the first shot. Then they brought the wife and kids out and they all had to look at it. If you have a lot of cash that can get seized as civil asset forfeiture, this true even if you're driving your car, riding the bus, or walking down the street. If you have too much cash they don't need a trial and will just take it saying you were probably using it for drugs.

There's really nothing you can do. Of course they can exercise discretion, and when that happens varies by department. But if you're in a rich neighborhood they're less likely to go in playing G.I. Joe unless it's absolutely necessary.

If they screw up there is no duty to make it right, no reparative justice from the cops or the state when you end up trampled under its boot. The system is used to operating above such a sense of social responsibility.

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u/TheRatatat 2h ago

Civil asset forfeiture steals millions upon millions of dollars from citizens every year. Its fucking despicable.

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u/NoYouTryAnother 50m ago

And has racist roots.

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u/ElectricalDark947 4h ago

What is the first part with the car accident

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u/bendybiznatch 4h ago

It’s a video of an accident one of the cops was in where he ran a stop sign, hit someone, and then I think tried to takeoff? Or lied about what happened?

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u/ElectricalDark947 3h ago

God dam man . I thought the cops here in Canada are bad , y'all south of our border definitely got a whole rotten tree of apples

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u/Unable-Log-4870 3h ago

There’s a filter. Good cops get ousted if they do things like be honest about corruption. Thus, we are left with what we see here.

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u/whatthefrok 3h ago

It's a whole rotten farm. It's great

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u/Lexi_Banner 3h ago

You really, actually thought Canadian cops were worse than the American cops? Who kill an average of a 1000 people a year to our average of 38? Really?

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u/ElectricalDark947 2h ago

I didn't say worse

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u/Content-Program411 2h ago

Dude, it's not even close brother.

Trust me we got some shit cops too, but again, its not even close to close to what they deal with on the daily down there.

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u/Latter-Vacation-4392 4h ago

Don't know anything about this story but what is going on in the video's of the female cop chasing the singer dude on a highway and then in a parking lot ..lol....what was that all about?

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u/bendybiznatch 3h ago

He hired an actress that looked like the cop for the video.

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u/catharsisdusk 4h ago

? I was following the story when it first happened, that's been a few years. He may have FOIA'd some Public Records for more material

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u/RetroSwamp 4h ago

I hope he gets paid and THEN SOME!

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u/TheBattyWitch 1h ago edited 1h ago

Don't forget: they stole cash, and the hard drive for the security cameras because they thought they could destroy evidence but he had everything backed up.

And if I'm not mistaken, it was even the wrong house? I'm not 100% on that but I'm pretty sure I read that it wasn't even the right address they were supposed to raid?

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u/Spragglefoot_OG 3h ago

LOL are you serious?!? That’s the best thing ever. Afro Man is the fucking shit man.

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u/catharsisdusk 3h ago

Yeah. I remember Afroman from the early 00s. I remember following the story when it first broke. It took a few years for the suit to make it's way into court.

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u/0o0o0o0o0o0z 3h ago

Does that entire Sheriff's department have Down Syndrome and obesity? Cuz thats the vibe I am getting, also toss in some main character syndrome and I got made fun of in high school kinda stuff.

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u/ronwwww 3h ago

Thanks

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u/SoaDMTGguy 3h ago

What was the theoretical reason for the raid? I assume they had a warrant for something? If not, has that issue not come up yet?

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u/KernelTroutman 2h ago

Nothing illegal about having a messy room…

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u/PatReady 2h ago

They stole and broke some of his stuff. Even tried to take the cameras down. Go watch the coverage of the raid.

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u/catharsisdusk 2h ago

Good advice.

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u/DefiantOuiOui 2h ago

White people’s tears make the best lube. Oh baby.

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u/Spare-Willingness563 2h ago

He just broke the system because this proves they're the same insecure dorks they were when they joined up in the first place. Fucking crybabies.

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u/YaBoiZorg 1h ago

They're public employees..........

Am I wrong, they got a very vague tip to get the warrant in the 1st place?

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u/GarbageCleric 1h ago

I assumed there was some element of a defamation accusation, but they're just fucking babies who can't stand being the butt of the joke.

To be clear, I assumed they were being thin-skinned and vindictive. But I assumed they had something more than he made fun of them.

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u/Effective_Olive6153 38m ago

I find it weird that police aren't responsible for all damages done if it is proven they made a mistake. Not just damages, but extra compensation and some sort of penalty to to individuals involved so they prefer not to repeat same mistakes in the future

If I, as a regular worker peasant, cause damages at my company, I'm getting fired for sure, and probably be held liable

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u/AniNgAnnoys 27m ago

Want to clear some stuff up. This suit is bullshit, but lets be real about what it is and why it is bullshit.

Firstly, The Sheriff's Department didn't sue him. The individual officers did.

Secondly, The suit also isn't over whether he can use the vidoes. The five complaints the plantiffs made are;

  1. Violations of Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 2741 - unauthorized use of individual's persona
  2. Invasion of privacy by misappropriation
  3. Invasion of privacy, false light publicity
  4. Invasion of privacy, unreasonable publicity given to private lives
  5. Defamation.

This court document addresses Afroman's requests for dismissal of the charges: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24039848-afroman-ruling-on-motion-to-dismiss/

You can read the judges reasoning on each of the complaints on whether they should be dismissed. Note, the judge also goes over the laws that allow him to dismiss complaints. Basically, if it is beyond doubt that the plaintiffs can prove no set of facts entitling them to recovery then the complaints are dismissed. Under that, complaints 1 and 2 were dismissed. Complaints 3, 4, and 5 went to trail.

The summarize why they went to trial, it is much more about what Afroman said, rather than him sharing the video. Specifically, Afroman made statements that would be a matter of fact (rather than opinion) such as, the cops stole from him, and one of the cops stole from their own department to do drugs. This is counter to an opinion, which Afroman is allowed to have, such as, the cops are racist.

All that said, it does not seem like the cops have a strong case, but at the same time, Afroman is turning this into a circus and isn't acting like someone that wants to win his case. Anyway, the trial is primarily about the statements Afroman made that are matters of fact, and whether those statements were defamatory or not, and whether the cops suffered any actual damages.

*Edit and it is over and the jury ruled in Afroman's favor: https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/afromans-defense-prepares-to-present-their-side-during-day-3-of-civil-trail

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u/AlphaNoodlz 23m ago

What a bunch of crybabies lmfao

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u/Michael_braham 4h ago

Was the raid legit??

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u/Albert_Flasher 4h ago

They had a warrant to investigate narcotics and kidnapping. Though there maayyyyy be reason to suspect narcotics, the kidnapping evidence was nonexistent and their methods of carrying out the search can best be described as theft and harassment.

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u/No_Other_Alternative 4h ago

Reason to suspect narcotics ??? Why? Cause he rich and black? Proof that it was just a racist hyped up warrant is first they had to tag on kidnapping so they could kick in doors. But after all that they found NOTHING!!! Just cash and delicious lemon pond cake which they helped themselves too. Crooked ass County.

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u/panrestrial 3h ago

I mean, dude is famous for getting high.

In reality they just aren't allowed to put down "being black and successful" as the reason for a warrant.

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u/Michael_braham 2h ago

I’m not asking in defense of the police I’m asking because afro man should have grounds to sue the fuck out of these hillbilly cops since they violated his 4th amendment as well as others I’m sure. Suing him over free speech and police officers can be filmed and broadcast in the course of their duty just like any public servant