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chgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 13 days ago

Afroman Wins Verdict Rejecting Lawsuit Filed by Ohio Cops Over Mocking Music Videos

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Afroman Wins Verdict Rejecting Lawsuit Filed by Ohio Cops Over Mocking Music Videos

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chgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to Chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 13 days ago
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Afroman won a jury verdict rejecting a lawsuit from police officers who claim the rapper defamed them by mocking them in social media music videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xxK5yyecRo

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  • JustSo [she/her, any]@hexbear.net
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    You know, none of this shit would be remotely funny if Afroman didn’t have such a devilish sense of humor.

    I’m glad reality/the justice system didn’t pull a fuckaroo in the face of his righteous confidence.

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      The justice system did everything it could to fuck him over. The judge was trying to convince the jury against him because he knew the cops, but Afroman is charismatic enough and had such a clear moral standing that they aquitted him anyways lol

      • Self_Sealing_Stem_Bolt [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net
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        The cops didn’t help themselves at all. The judge might have been biased af, and he was, but those cops kept telling on themselves. Afromans lawyer got the one on the stand that was claiming defamation and he asked the cop straight up, is it a false statement and the cop said, I DONT KNOW lmao. Afromans lawyer was running circles around the cops and the judge was so annoyed.

      • ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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        Jury nullification folks

        • invalidusernamelol [he/him]@hexbear.net
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          It wasn’t even that, the decision was unanimous lol

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            And the jury did as they were supposed to do. Determine if he committed an offense against the cops. He obviously didn’t, so they acquitted him.

        • chgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOP
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          Not necessary when the lawsuit is obvious nonsense.

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    They stole his mama’s lemon poundcake ffs, that’s wild cruelty.

  • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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    is it part of the verdict that they help him repair his door?

    • Le_Wokisme [they/them, undecided]@hexbear.net
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      unfortunately this was them suing him because he embarrassed the fuck out of them in public, so at most (and probably not) they’d be on the hook for some of his court fees.

      i was going to shoot the sheriff but i got high.

      • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        the best part of all this is that during the trial officer Randy (Son of a Bitch) Walters had to state under oath that he does not, in fact, know for certain whether or not Afroman fucked his wife lmao

        https://xcancel.com/ogafroman/status/2034297479902929199

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          If that guy appeared in a movie - you’d know he was the worst person imaginable. You’d expect him to do something horrible like kick a friendly dog.

        • LetterLiker [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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          Schroedingers cuck

        • mathemachristian [he/him]@hexbear.net
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          The video in question

          CW misogyny

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4AiuqQpB1U

          • HexReplyBot [none/use name]@hexbear.netB
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            I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

            • yewtu.be
            • inv.nadeko.net
            • yt.artemislena.eu
            • piped.video
        • JustSo [she/her, any]@hexbear.net
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          say-the-line-bart-2

      • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        they’d be on the hook for some of his court fees.

        Even if they were on the hook his legal fees… Does their liability insurance cover this? I know cops really don’t mind being taken to court because their premiums are never raised but idk

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          I’m sure it’s paid by the taxpayers one way or another

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    People mailed 100s of lemon pound cakes to Officer Poundcake’s office. Lmao

    • chgxvjh [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netOP
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      Even when they lose, they win.

    • la_tasalana_intissari_mata [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      should’ve been fedposting mail

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    He should celebrate by making a music video mocking this trial.

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    i HOGHLY recommend people find the clips of this court case up, there’s a bunch on social media. It’s some world class trolling from Afroman and his lawyers.

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      The testimony the judge asks for definitely gives me confidence that the cop Brian Newland is not a pedophile like his brother. /s

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    I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

    • yewtu.be
    • inv.nadeko.net
    • yt.artemislena.eu
    • piped.video
  • Dialectical Idealist@lemmygrad.ml
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    ~~ Randy Walters is a sunnova ~~

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