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Disappointingly his lawyer wasn't Harvey Birdman

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 11 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

This whole kerfuffle really irks me. The police did something wrong. They got called out on it. Then they sued. It's vindictive and horrible. And you fucking KNOW that if he sued them instead of making the song it very likely wouldn't have gone anywhere and they'd get to wave their qualified immunity all over. But that wasn't enough for them. They just couldn't stand someone besmirching their perfect name.

The sheer irony of this whole thing is that I had forgotten. I imagine many of you did too if you even saw those videos he made after it happened a few months back. They totally Streisand effected (Streisand affected? lol) themselves. Absolutely disgusting to see them sue him over this. Very glad he won.

[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Somone pleas correct me if im wrong, but he had a counter suit and everything got thrown out almost immediately because the judge was essentially gobbing the cops knobs.

[–] InputZero@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Gobbing the cops knobs, cops have qualified immunity, what's the difference.

[–] ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This whole case is going to make a great documentary one day. I just hope Netflix doesn’t make it (for obvious reasons)

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Netflix doesn't make content that's meant to be watched anymore. It's meant to be played in the background while you doomscroll. I'd rather watch something that wants to be watched.

[–] ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Everything Netflix makes feels like slop now. Once upon a time NF was a marker of quality, but now they make every documentary 3 or 4 parts for no reason—dragging out storylines until they are boring—and they all look the same visually. There isn’t anything that makes them unique. They feel paint by numbers.

This is extra disappointing with a filmmaker like Chris Smith who has made some all time classic films (American Movie, American Job), but his Netflix stuff now looks like anyone in the Netflix stable could have directed them.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 1 points 14 hours ago

Lol, Netflix had a few quality shows but they have had more slop than quality at all times they have done productions. They had to retire the Netflix original title as it became synonymous with slop.

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 5 points 17 hours ago
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago
[–] BigTrout75@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That picture! He needs to be in a 90s Capcom fighting game.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 16 hours ago

Tiger Jackson

Namco, not Capcom

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 1 day ago

Alternate skin for both Guile and Balrog.

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Afro man def put up a badass response to that questioning…

But it’s with also mentioning the prosecutor is fucking terrible at his job.

Afroman did a great job in the stand, but the prosecutor was straight up LAME in their questioning.

The lawyer rolled over at the end of questioning, that’s rare…

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

It piss me off that he support trump (I figure it's because he got so high he didn't know where he was) but he still does a damn good show. Saw him a few years back.

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 205 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The best part about this is that his songs pissed off the cops so much that they couldn't just be satisfied with stealing his shit; they had to take him to court about how much he hurt their feelings!

They look ten times more ridiculous than if they had just let it go.

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 128 points 1 day ago

They likely sued because he has them on video directly stealing cash out of one of his jackets. Thry were hoping he'd shut up.

[–] breezeblock@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Randy Walters is a son of a bitch

[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 day ago

♫That's why I fucked his wife and got filthy rich!♫

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Watched Aftoman's testimony. It's beggars belief that the police's attorney repeatedly demands sympathy from both Afroman and the jury for the poor, victimized police officer's hurt feelings and embarrassment after her actions were made public.

Afroman puts it well when the attorney is trying to get that sympathy, “But I'm not a person. She is. I'm sorry for being a victim. Let's talk about the predators [instead].”

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I just don’t understand how anybody could see what happened to this man and not understand just how deeply corrupt the police and judges in this case are. Every single one of them belongs in prison, or more accurately underground.

[–] ugandan_airways@lemmy.zip 5 points 17 hours ago

And this goes for all cops everywhere. ACAB

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I know the case wasn't actually about this but I can't understand why when executing a search warrant looking for kidnap victims you would proceed to ransacked the kitchen. Stick your head in there, is there anyone tied up in there, nope. So then you leave, I doubt someone's been held captive in the cutlery drawer.

[–] sthetic@lemmy.ca 5 points 17 hours ago

I only watched one of his videos, but there was a whole verse about that.

"Any kidnapping victims inside my suit pockets?" he sings, over footage of cops rummaging through the jackets hanging in his closet.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Well as a matter of course cops look for drugs. Even when the resident called them for completely unrelated reasons

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[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 133 points 1 day ago (10 children)

Afroman for US President. He's just as qualified as the current one

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Watched his testimony. Aftoman is intelligent, thoughtful, and well-spoken - way more qualified than the Rapist-in-Chief.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 131 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Even more qualified. Being a decent human being makes You more qualified. Being able to put together a coherent sentence makes You more qualified. It is, in fact, difficult to imagine someone less qualified to be president, than Trump.

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 62 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Worth pointing out that Afroman is a dedicated Trumper and likened the raid on his home to the FBI raid on Maralago during the documents case.

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[–] ProfessorScience@lemmy.world 80 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ridiculous that they're the ones suing him.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 69 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Well he did counter sue but the judge (corrupt) tossed his counter.

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[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 55 points 1 day ago

I have been trying to figure out where to post the local news clip of him winning.
It really was sweet to see how the community actually really came out in support of him and they were handing out lemon pound cake at the courthouse.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

best song of his out of all of the ones he released about this and it's not even close

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago

those songs were hilarious, that lick'em low lisa is like 15 mins and they had to listen to it in court lmao 💀

[–] middlemanSI@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago

That raid was crazy stupid. Like, even for US police standards. Also, kidnapping haha

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If this man isn't the next President of the United States, I'm leaving.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

So, you know the Afroman is pro-Trump, right?

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

He's just a very viral man who knows how to pander for votes.

Dude is wearing American flags.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

~~He wore said suit~~ in the concert I was at, and played a Marijuana leaf guitar. Dude is a meme.

Edit it was a dollar bills suit

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