Police Sue Afroman for Footage of Them in His Videos

[@leifsonoferik]

If they are embarrassed by their actions, maybe they should change their actions. It ain't rocket science.

[@xman4328]

I think it's rocket surgery in this case..

[@DustinDustin00]

Lemon pound cake, he's a family guy -- got the munchies, becuz he got high ... Mama's lemon pound cake

[@cheesygal]

Exactly my thoughts.

[@repatch43]

@@DustinDustin00 Hey, listen to the video, he has offered that pound cake to them, they can eat as much as they want of it! What a stand up guy! :)

[@sirslickrock]

@@xman4328 Brain science or Rocket surgery… I love using either

[@rswear]

The police got paid for their part in the raid. Just because they didn't think to negotiate for royalties in their contract is not Afroman's problem.

[@phobos258]

😂

[@halflife2fun]

Sounds like they each got a few hundred extra and now the moneys run out

[@eaglewarrior8707]

They just wanted lemon pound cake.

[@FHL-Devils]

No, they got paid for the raid because they 'miscounted' a bunch of the cash they stole, errr, 'seized' before giving most of it back. That should be just as big a part of this story.

[@DG-wu7ke]

lol!

[@FlyMIfYouGotM]

Any time a cop turns off or damages a camera, you can 100% bet they are covering up their own criminal activity.

[@adamdnewman]

It need to be a felonious crime

[@Z4Zander]

Or stupidity.

[@TechnoMageB5]

99%. There is the rare case where the cop is doing you a favor by keeping whatever off the record. RARE. But it does happen.

[@stripedassape8148]

Sus

[@jondoe406]

It should be a felony for a police officer to disable a camera

[@asidAttack]

"It's hard for us to conduct our duties once the public knows we violate your rights"

[@jonothandoeser]

And steal your money.

[@thomasgilbreath1250]

People are waking up to cops behaviors and actions, and they are losing all public support.

[@postholedigger8726]

When the actions of a corrupt legal system places the police ABOVE THE LAW, the police not only violate constitutional rights, THEY VIOLATE THE LAW.

[@IAmNextUp]

Lol

[@MommasBoy-ul8nj]

This is exactly why people are calling to de-fund the police. They bring it on themselves.

[@k9thundra]

In the State of Ohio where I live, you're allowed to record police officers while they're on duty. doesn't matter where they are. The lawsuit is a nothing burger.

[@brandyroseann]

This is happening here.

[@johnbarnett2804]

I Live in N.E. Ohio. I was going to post the same thing. Congratulations for beating me to it.

[@k9thundra]

@@brandyroseann they passed the law years ago after people started catching them sleeping in thier cop cars while on duty.

[@ShaggyRogers1]

That's part of the 1st amendment. Public officials have no expectation of privacy while performing their duties.

[@VM-A4]

Absolutely correct

[@ratibbaker8564]

A video can’t cause embarrassment unless they are embarrassed by their own actions!

[@mikel6989]

Exactly, it only shows their actions that they choose to do on their own.

[@douglashoward9616]

One needs honor to know shame.

[@michaelallen1432]

This is a variant of the idea of "you can't cheat an honest man", you could put it as "you can only make a fool of a foolish man"

[@johnpublic6582]

@@mikel6989 In a space where they have no expectation of privacy.

[@kamaeq]

You just know that specific chubby one is called Lemon Cake in public now.

[@rustyshackleford4801]

If they are worried about their privacy maybe they shouldn’t be invading/pillaging other peoples houses

[@nickjw88]

"miscounting their money"

[@brian-un2rg]

I suspect an on-duty officer has no expectation of privacy.

[@Faroesx]

@@brian-un2rg which is completely idiotic. I don’t have privacy as a restaurant server, why would you as a public servant?

[@MrTheHillfolk]

​@@nickjw88 not to mention they found NOTHING in the house that was listed in the warrant.

[@lappesjl1]

Public servants, carrying out public duties have absolutely no expectation of privacy.

[@kentbogus5873]

It seems they consider themselves "private servants". As in what the Police do is private unto themselves.. and not you nor I or anyone else.

[@keldon_champion]

Especially in someone else's house lol

[@jonothandoeser]

ESPECIALLY if someone videos you destroying their property inside of their own house!

[@Johnyrocket70]

Its not about that. Its about profiting off others image or likeness which is illegal in civil Court. Its also illegal commercial filming for profit in criminal court in some states. Money changes everything.

[@keldon_champion]

@@Johnyrocket70 that would definitely not hold up in court because every news network would have to pay out for every time they filmed someone and it would open the door for suing every person on you tube that films in a public space. Like it or not single party consent is the majority of the country which means that unless you are in a place where you would have the reasonable expectation of privacy you can be filmed and it can be used by the owner however they want.

[@tjsynkral]

The lawyer who filed this should get sanctioned for the frivolous suit.

[@alanwignall3016]

The lawyer getting paid either way

[@marcusrobinson1778]

@@alanwignall3016 yes, but the bar can take them down a peg

[@russellperry9902]

Amen, they know police are public servants. They knew the was baseless, they damn sure should be sanctioned or disbarred

[@barefootjakejake7765]

No, it's a valid claim

[@russellperry9902]

@@barefootjakejake7765 no it isn't. Filming police is legal even if your intent is to use it for commercial use. And that's because police are public servants and have less than no expectations of privacy in public. Their is no case.

[@01taran]

When public officials don't want to be filmed, they are doing something illicit.

[@jeremyweems4916]

I wish I could tell the people who pay me that they can't record me at work. Remove the cameras. 😂

[@jeremyweems4916]

@@elpapito7809 lol nah I don't steal. Especially from the people paying me. I'd just like to see their reaction to my request.

[@6StimuL84]

FACT!

[@jimtalbott9535]

To be clear, there’s a substantial difference between security cameras recording to storage, and taking that stored footage and uploading to KZbin for profit. Still, in the case being discussed, they were on active duty, and in an area where recording might be expected.

[@originalketchup7498]

​@@jimtalbott9535they are in a private domicile during a raid, wearing cameras themselves, there is NO expectation of privacy, ownship of the video is Afromans private footage of HIS property, he has Every right to publish it. Finally a BS warrant, raid style tactics, and STEALING HIS G@DDAMN MONEY seriously it should be open and shut

[@macbook802]

The courts agreeing to look at this case is absolutely disgusting. The police should be paying Afroman

[@pcihector]

Then the court probably is open to hear personal interests related to their work as officers, wich until now is covered by qualified immunity. If the court agree that there are personal interests then there is a can of worms that can be opened to officers can be sued in a personal way, turning qualified immunity to ashes.

[@wolvenar]

Remember, the court decision might favor the raided guy. That gives him more ammunition against them. For many reasons I don't think courts should ever be able to turn down a case.

[@davidswanson5669]

@@wolvenar yes the harder the cops push against afroman’s first amendment rights, the harder the hammer will fall upon them for doing so.

[@qpwodkgh2010]

No, we don't castigate the courts when bozos file suits. What you're doing is blaming the ducks at a shooting gallary for being shot at.

[@davereeves1967]

The Court doesn't have a choice but to entertain the case until a motion for summary judgement is filed, at a minimum.

[@andiward7068]

"Embarrassment" is the feeling one has when doing something wrong that is witnessed by others.

[@rpurdy4821]

Not true. If someone yanks your pants down in the middle of a busy city sidewalk, you'd feel embarrassed even though you did nothing wrong. The jerk who pulled your pants down thinks it's funny and doesnt feel embarrassed at all. But, in this case yeah, the cops screwed up big time and are embarrassed because they were exposed doing unlawful things. I hope they lose their jobs. The judge who signed the warrant should suffer some kind of consequence too.

[@orppranator5230]

@@rpurdy4821I’d say failing to prevent others from pulling your pants down is enough wrongdoing to keep his statement true.

[@tanepukenga1421]

@@rpurdy4821 He confused shame with embarrassment. Shame is a useful emotion, there's a reason why we developed it. I'd say getting caught (and a music video showing it) stealing thousands of dollars from a suspects house is something to be ashamed of. I still don't get how they got away with it being on camera and the "justice" system. I'm guessing cause 'merica,

[@willapanews9761]

The Police Officers destroyed Afroman's security cameras so they could steal his money.

[@CanalTremocos]

But that lemon pound cake looked so delicious.

[@bobeeman9730]

​@I'll let you finish but first so that's why they kept looking at it

[@MugRuith]

So these cops should be tried for destruction of property, theft, and destruction of evidence.

[@hectorbart]

@@bobeeman9730 Afroman made a video about this called "Lemon pound cake", gotta check it out.

[@ygrittesnow1701]

More likely they wanted to plant evidence to support the warrant.

[@maximillianalexander7052]

When I was young I wanted to be a politician or a cop… my dad , a respectable hardworking man, sat me down and expressed displeasure that I wanted to be a cop. Now I see that the biggest criminals in our societies are in government and law enforcement.

[@paulperry7091]

Sadly, I know someone who wanted to be a lawyer - his father gave him the same advice "get a respectable job"! Apologies to Steve and the other good ones! (My friend became a self-taught computer programmer and has pretty well lived in his pyjamas ever since - not many layers or cops can do that.)

[@adamm2716]

6% of the population do 53% of the murder but sure cops are the biggest criminals

[@jobnieloliva5358]

My nephew wanted to be a cop. We explained to him that cops are jack boot nazis. He’s a software engineer now, making crazy bank.

[@pragmaticsteve6149]

When I was taking criminology classes my dad asked me "why not work an honest job, like a drug dealer"

[@botarakutabi1199]

Don't forget corporate, wage theft is easily the greatest theft this planet has known.

[@leeweesquee]

"Emotional distress"? These guys enforce the law and they got "emotional distress?" Can afroman sue the county for wrongful hiring? Edit: Wow, did not expect that many likes

[@1DwtEaUn]

Jordan v. New London says probably not, since the police HR "won" the legal right to keep hiring the chalkboard licking glue eaters.

[@shaunwheeler3484]

Right, well. It's distressing when you show up in armored personnel carriers with machine guns, bust a door down, point your guns at people, only to find nothing.

[@janemiettinen5176]

I find it *hil-larious* that its them claiming emotional distress, while they rolled in like thunder, traumatized kids, stole some cash and made a huge mess. And they got distressed because their target happened to film them? Really? If this is distressing, maybe theyre not in the right line of work. Only Karens crumble when filmed.

[@cptn_chromo3189]

It's amazing how the police can get away with theft by simply calling it a "miscounting". Imagine how much trouble a lawyer would get in if they stole a client's funds and tried to chalk it up to a simple accounting error.

[@brandonolney7936]

Not to mention they have no evidence whatsoever to support taking his money to begin with. They found nothing in his house to relate to the crime, so at that point they committed theft by taking his lawfully possessed money. And to burn that bridge before we cross it, yes I think civil asset forfeiture is unconstitutional, and I don't care what anyone else's opinion is about it. Emphasis on CIVIL, which this was because once again THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A CRIME

[@good4jg]

Yes it is. It's also just as amazing that they NEVER "accidentally" short count initially and later return MORE money than they took.

[@RichardWestmoreland]

"I'm not a corrupt cop, it's just my work persona"

[@williamjenkins4913]

That is my fursona. I identify as a pig.

[@terrywaters6186]

How many times have police photographed alleged perps and shared their likeness exposing them to threats and humiliation?

[@MelissiaBlackheart]

Worse, they did that to people who were merely *suspects*, and not yet convicted of crimes. Many of whom never get convicted, but still have their lives hurt by what the police did.

[@johnburke7458]

With no conviction they turn public opinion against people and ruin lives

[@kelfarley]

Great point. Could this be a two way street then? Could a suspect sue the police for blasting out a photo or video of them?

[@sadejones6657]

​@@kelfarleyno because you can't sue police in the line of duty.

[@FHL-Devils]

@@sadejones6657 - Clearly that is something that needs to change.

[@occamsrazorblades]

Best thing I was taught as a first responder 20+ years ago was, "When you are at work always assume you are on camera."

[@deboracopeland4795]

That’s true anywhere now. You have to believe you are on camera when you are out and about.

[@ygrittesnow1701]

In the 21st century every person that walks out of their home should assume they are on camera. Cameras on satellites, light poles, traffic cams, door bell cams, business security cameras, squad cars, personal cellphones, drones both personal and law enforcement, helicopters.

[@TiptonMama]

Right? I was taught the same thing when I was in school to become an EMT. It was a number of years after the Rodney King video came out, and people were definitely aware that you could be filmed. In EMS, though, there was an absolute air of almost disbelief mixed with disregard, like what am I ever gonna do, as an EMT that a video will be a threat? Funny how cops have the opposite reaction.

[@zechsblack5891]

Dude I learned this in fastfood and have always just assumed it's true anywhere. Especially now that recording equipment is tiny, cheap, and omnipresent

[@TiptonMama]

@@TheBooban No shit, Really? 🙄 Maybe you should consider re-reading what I wrote, or don't take a career up in I dunno, telling historical stories in context. (Except the advent of *everyone* carrying a computer/internet connection, and camera in their pocket. That's definitely changed. )

[@TheMistacrazybones]

Just when I thought I couldn't have any less respect for law enforcement, they can't help but prove me wrong.

[@LackLusterMedia]

LOL - LEO's are the biggest Karen's in the US. It's actually scary that they've been granted so much power. I pray for a solid countersuit.

[@randybugger3006]

Man, your prayers are too small.

[@DJDeezNutz]

Yes! You should cover this too to get more exposure!

[@gregred78]

Best comment right here!

[@Reno_Slim]

Praying for a countrsuit? Praying is functionally equivalent to doing absolutely nothing. So if you're not going to actually do anything, you should at least be honest about it instead of obvious, self-serving virtue signaling.

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

Always ask for their manager.

[@EfrainQuezada]

Oh my God not another "we got an anonymous tip" warrant. They gotta do something to the judges that just sign off on this shit.

[@kpdvw]

anonymous typ just as bogus as the notional anonymous sources in the drive by media...!

[@ndt161]

Judges are just politicians wearing Robes. Mostly..

[@miketyson1717]

​@@kpdvw no

[@Vlad_451]

Afroman made a toktok of the judge. I don't tiktok but my people said it was hilarious.

[@justnana2256]

There's no way to invade someone's privacy when they broke into that person's house on a false warrant then did illegal things regarding his camera system. Looks like they more than deserve all the ridicule, emotional distress, embarrassment, etc. that they got.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

Expand it further - The District is embarrassed, thus it has harmed the States reputation. Just because it is a Civil matter doesn't mean it isn't linked to State Suppression of bad news.

[@Steve-0220]

What EVIDENCE do You personally have the Warrant was False? That's just like saying Jussie Smollett was mugged by MAGA KKK'ers.

[@KlodFather]

@@lostbutfreesoul - These are all good old boys up to BS in that area. This is on the southern border of Ohio across the river from KY. Trust me this is hill hick territory and they were at AfromMans home being good old boys bungholes... and he turned it around on them. They don't like being taken to the woodshed for being sillyshits. And as an OH property owner and voter, I am going to get on the politicians there about this case to drop the hammer on Adams county for this atrocity. This is bafoonery at its best.

[@Jonathan.D]

You guys have said it right! If anyone hasn't heard those two songs you have to. Start with Lemon Poundcake. You will be cracking up.

[@shawnmccarty6923]

​@@KlodFather think about it this is the same county that had a mass homicide a few years back one family completely eliminated another family over a child custody case and it took Adam's county sheriff years to figure it out

[@jaredlosier7688]

I love the offhand, "We want 100% of the profit from the video. We realize you only used our images, but we think we should be entitled to all the creativity behind your work!"

[@tanepukenga1421]

Shows the level of entitlement , which explains why they were blatant enough to steal his money on camera, investigated themselves and actually told everyone, "Nah, that money never existed." "We see it on the camera" "We investigated ourselves, we did nothing wrong. The money never existed and on unrelated news, Sarge just brought a new truck!"

[@valeon7303]

Context on the footage: The warrant was apparently from an anonymous caller. No mention of who he kidnapped, where they were held, or when/how he kidnapped said people. They start off the raid by breaking his metal driveway gate off of its hinges, then breaking down his front door. And they didn't try to disconnect his camera system, they succeeded. By cutting the wires to it. The cost of replacing these 3 items alone was 20,000 dollars according to Afroman.

[@genericscout5408]

to be fair cameras can be used to kill cops and have been used to kill cops in the past. But it def is sus.

[@jeremywanner4526]

The fact they can obtain a warrant through anonymous tips is terrifying.

[@joriankell1983]

​@@genericscout5408how? Do you smash them on the head with them?

[@genericscout5408]

@@jeremywanner4526 sometimes those kinds of tips are the only type that exist. But some repercussions for a useless raid should exist to stop cops from starting random raids on hunches or bullying people with false tips.

[@theghostoftom]

​@@genericscout5408 The were already in the house, every room cleared and searching/Robbing Afromans house.

[@IncendiarySolution]

"Do you have a reasonable expectation of privacy in someone else's home?" was my first thought.

[@writerconsidered]

At that point it also becomes property rights case as well.

[@Thegreatfailure01]

This is a perfect example of the streisand effect. Would’ve never heard about this if the police didn’t sue

[@conscientiousobserver8772]

Yep, they're shooting themselves in the foot because newsworthiness negates the provisions of a lawsuit.

[@jasonw3303]

Yes, they managed to make themselves look worse .

[@shimes424]

Check out "Lemon Pound Cake" by Afroman 💯 his best song from the raid

[@zzasdfwas]

True, but this isn't about winning this fight, but all future fights.

[@NR-nf1il]

I never heard of the Streisand Effect I'll have to look it up

[@dougware5649]

I can picture it now... defense Lawyer to witness: "So it's your testimony that the reason for the financial discrepancy is your team's incompetence in standard police procedures of evidence gathering; namely, counting money, inventory, and logging?"

[@-Katastrophe]

Imagine thinking you have the right to disable someone's security system just because you got a badge.

[@jobnieloliva5358]

I hope Afroman counter sues. He has the money to take this far.

[@Brightstarlivesteam]

They often remove or disable cameras.

[@rickjackson3631]

Why do police disable recording equipment that could be used to show that they acted in a lawful and professional manner? Very odd

[@gregdowd939]

​@@rickjackson3631 I know rick....cuz cops never do ANYTHING wrong ..why in the world wud they do such a thing ...ha ha ha ...so if we got honest cops out there..im gonna start believing in Santa Claus again 😂

[@jakdmavika9233]

Ah, you see, that's because when they entered the property, they became the security system and were simply trying to sace that poor soul from spending money he didn't need to.

[@peterthadeus9441]

By bringing this law suit, they've proven they have no shame.

[@yeudoi66]

All pigs have no morals, shame or account ability thank god almighty it’s recorded video just don’t lie

[@bikkiikun]

He should file a criminal complaint against those officers for Perjury (lying in the affidavit to get the warrant), 18US242 Deprivation of Rights under the Color of Law (1st, 4th and 14th Amendments) and 18US241 Conspiracy against Rights and Violation of Oath of Office on top of Tampering with Evidence, Armed Robbery, Theft, Destruction of Property, Felony Menace and Assault on a Minor.

[@cougarhunter33]

42USC1983 and 1984 I have been sued under these statutes before.

[@BeyondPC]

Punished to the maximum possible extent of the law. Oh snap the law says death.

[@ablebaker8664]

Those are criminal code 42 1983 is the civil tort. This is the federal suit you have to bring to defeat qualified immunity before you're allowed to bring a civil suit against a local public offical.

[@danielbierwirth2190]

There is a reason they call it the "Criminal Justice" system. There is no Justice for the good guy, just the criminals.

[@craigwhittingslow9689]

You should look up the “good faith clause “ in a 1984 ruling if a cop lies on a affidavit for a search warrant and the cop that serves the warrant doesn’t know “ or claims he doesn’t “ and serves it in good faith the warrant is legal. 🙏🙏👍💪

[@cdv130]

I hadn't heard or thought about Afroman in a LONG time. Now thanks to those officers, I'm a brand new Afroman fan. Watching that Lemon Pound Cake music video NON-STOP! Lol

[@michiganmaxedout6248]

This lawsuit is definitely going to protect officers ThinSkin and Streisand from further mockery and ridicule.

[@quintrankid8045]

Your honor, can we keep this entire trial secret?

[@douglashoward9616]

The police will loose badly

[@t1czer]

I never heard about that case. Until now.

[@MugRuith]

The Streisand effect applies here.

[@GoCoyote]

Almost blew my juice out my nose when I read this comment.

[@radicalrick9587]

*Police raider: Here's a receipt for the $2 million dollars from your vault.* *Police later: Sorry we miscounted your money, here's the $200 dollars we took from your vault.*

[@libbylandscape3560]

Yep, missing money and the video shows it….until the cops disconnected the homes video/camera system

[@williamjenkins4913]

Even if they did miscount that mistake is on them. Give the man whats on the receipt you made.

[@neverleft636]

Police Raider and Police Later could be the same word if someone has a particular heavy accent of the eastern oriental variety lol

[@lisat9707]

😂thank you!

[@PaleoCon2008]

This lawsuit just proves there are many, many stupid cops and lawyers out there. I hope there is a reasonable judge willing to smack down these petty tyrants.

[@erica-5198]

"Shows disregard for their rights" 😂😂😂 the projection is REAL

[@jeanettewest]

Here in Alaska, the State Troopers broke into a home at the wrong address, their security cameras had audio (excellent), and caught one trooper stating, "we should just drop some stuff here to get a bust", (I paraphrase as this was about 20 years ago). These folks gave it to the news people and their lawyers, the Alaska State Troopers immediately stated they'd file felony charges on the people as you cannot have both audio and video at the same time. Well, judge threw it out since: 1. they were at the wrong address and 2. it wasn't intentional. Oddly enough, the trooper that stated his desire to drop wasn't disciplined as far as the public knows because the trooper investigated themselves and found no cause for discipline.

[@solidmoon8266]

That's when the homeowners should sue for the break in and conspiracy to plant evidence to falsely arrest an innocent man. Could easily argue for emotional damages since the fear that the cops were willing to do it (as admitted on camera), they'll be unwilling to ever call for the police who tried to claim no wrongdoing was involved. These scum won't do anything until you twist their arm to the point they dont have a choice in the matter. Either clean house, or pay out a significant amount of money, then potentially be investigated by a 3rd party to clean house.

[@SlimPickins_07]

I can't imagine how many innocent people are rotting in prison for things like this. This stuff has been caught on video quite a few times, and you know damn well there has been thousands of times where it wasn't caught.

[@jeanettewest]

@@SlimPickins_07 Yup.

[@littlebrookreader949]

Strange. I always thought that the Alaska State Troopers were decent and honest. OBVIOUSLY, WRONG. What a shame on them. What a shame o the state. So sad. (Not from Alaska.)

[@just_cayte]

That trooper is probably the Sheriff now so of course there won't be any evidence of his impropriety. SMH

[@lucasokeefe7935]

I read somewhere recently that a law firm near Austin, TX is using eminent domain law to sue a police department for the $70k in damage they caused to a house during a pursuit and arrest. The PD claimed sovereign immunity, but the homeowners lawyers are completely ignoring that and arguing under the Takings Clause of 5A. “Nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.”

[@jayjaynella4539]

Steve covered this in a very recent video.

[@GaraGaraVideo]

I watched that on a video of Steve's, last night!

[@mogyui2902]

Yeh, mckinney tx. Just next door to me it seems

[@damenwhelan3236]

Supreme court settle this issue. Cops win.

[@lucasokeefe7935]

@@jayjaynella4539 Oh did he? LOL My B then, I didn't check first. First heard about it on one of the local news sites

[@calebtheholyman545]

How did they even file this without considering that police are allowed to be filmed in the course of their duty? This should be a countersuit for malicious prosecution or something, unbelievable.

[@jess_o]

Seriously whoever the pigs attorney is needs to be disbarred. Wtf is this farce

[@madmaximilian5783]

@@jess_o because these kinda thug cops have probably been raiding other people's homes too. And now their faces will be recognized by other victims that might come forward...hmmmm!!!

[@AceMcCrank]

Maybe it was an opportunity to make an example out of the suing officers and set specific precedent?

[@madmaximilian5783]

@@AceMcCrank these crazy cops would have to sue everybody on KZbin, TicToc and that owns a damn dashcam. 😆😄

[@karsch67]

Perhaps it's not based on just recording them, but on what he does with the recordings- alter the images to make them look a certain way, use their likeness to perform weird acts- which can be seen as defamation. It could also be that he's using their images without consent to make money- which is an issue. I doubt they're suing just because of a regular recording. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@donpayton737]

I've never heard of this before but now I have. The officers have now drawn a lot of attention to this and probably made it more widespread.

[@pinrod1]

I called the dept and asked to speak with "officer pound cake", they said "ok sir, have a nice day" 😂😮

[@pinrod1]

I tried calling again, and they didn't let me speak with him, how rude!

[@tbone5040]

I'm going to send a box of lemon pound cake mix to the department.

[@comikdebris]

He bust eating Afroman cake from the raid

[@pinrod1]

Has anyone else been able to get a hold of officer pound cake 🍰?

[@jennifermoody6987]

Omg I love that you did that!! Afroman making those vids and songs about their corrupt behaviors was a freakin spectacular way to hit them where it hurts, in their overinflated egos.. BRAVO 👏 👏 👏 Keep giving them hell y'all!!😂😂STAY BLESSED NOT STRESSED ❤❤😊😊

[@JamesAmbrose48]

How many times do the courts have to say it’s legal to film the police?

[@johnpublic6582]

Over 9000!

[@kameljoe21]

Until it reaches the Supreme Court which then rules that in order to become a law enforcement officer you will be required to take a yearly class of 40 hours on the rights and laws of your state/country. Failure to do so results in your immediate termination and loss of pension. In this class you will be required to learn the law and how it is not illegal to film in public, how you can not force someone to ID and a number of other laws the police break daily. I have watched videos where cops are suppose to take some sort of class and they fail to do so in 2 years and they are let go only to be employed some where else close by.

[@ykmalachi]

More

[@BatTaz19]

It's not about filming, its about making money from someone's image. That's basic copyright law.

[@philgunsaules2468]

@@BatTaz19 Basic copyright law says the photographer/videographer owns their pictures and videos. And in the public or someone else's home there is no expectation to the right of privacy.

[@foobar8894]

Have you reached a verdict? Yes your honor, we find the defendant an absolute legend!

[@shekinahdiva]

If I was a lawyer , I would take Afroman’s case for free…😂😂😂

[@andrewstratford4753]

The fact that they think they can do this legally is scary.

[@joriankell1983]

The police can do anything the judge will allow

[@RickJohnson-vn5ys]

@@joriankell1983 yep and that’s just another part of the problem with law enforcement now days. We the people are ALL criminals and cops, judges, lawyers, DA’s never lie and are always right.

[@kyleh1127]

it's not so much that, but that there's a higher than 1% chance they could actually be successful, that's really scary

[@skillethead15]

Bro it makes no sense. It also doesn’t make any sense that they were allowed to take Afroman’s money when he they didn’t even find anything during the raid. Like how is that allowed? These sleaze ball cops can just take your stuff because they want to. Then they take months to return it and the law allows it. It’s ridiculous and these crazy laws need to be changed.

[@kwyj]

What's _really_ scary is that they're not wrong.

[@IggyStardust1967]

"The bolder you are, the funnier it is." -Steve Lehto. This needs to be on a t-shirt!!

[@HavocSmasher]

I live near Adam's County and I can tell you this is not surprising at all. Their known to be corrupt and abuse authority all the time. He was absolutely targeted for being who he was in the hopes they could seize assets.

[@johnpublic6582]

You say that like you think all the other counties are not corrupt.

[@KristopherBel]

​@John Public I think he is just saying it like he only has personal experience with this county.

[@blainelytle341]

But now , in this day and age We The People are going to do our job and change that .. Just watch or better yet - Get on The Bus and Help to bring on the long needed change !!!

[@EnthalpyAndEntropy]

@@blainelytle341 what bus? I will keep on doing what I’ve been doing for several decades now: keep packing guns and keep my will to kill sharp and strong. They’re not going to change unless a large enough, bloody enough example is made, regularly and decisively.

[@HavocSmasher]

@@johnpublic6582 oh I absolutely believe most of them are corrupt.

[@YooperZookeeper]

That deputy was really eyeing that pound cake as he walked through the kitchen. The Lemon Pound Cake album and accompanying videos are pure genius. Apparently, the officers are not math surgeons. 🤔

[@MattH-wg7ou]

I believe the term is "rocket surgeon" 😂

[@YooperZookeeper]

@@MattH-wg7ou Different specialty. They are obviously not rocket scientists or rocket surgeons, either. Btw, math surgeon comes from comedian Jimmy Dore.

[@ratibbaker8564]

“We had a warrant!” Soo…admitting to lying to get a warrant?

[@DJDeezNutz]

For narcotics and kidnapping. One of the songs has tons of lines about "is anyone hiding in my CDs" and "there's not a 1000 pounds of weed in my suit jacket pockets" 😂

[@quintrankid8045]

@@DJDeezNutz Did a judge really approve a search warrant based on that? What's next, Jim Thompson gets an all points bulletin for making a Getaway?

[@bongkey2210]

@@quintrankid8045 often they'll add narcotics to warrants because it lets them search in smaller places, like a dresser drawer, a suit pocket, etc.

[@MelissiaBlackheart]

@@bongkey2210 Pretty much this. Cops lie about evidence all the time, and they're allowed to lie, unlike everyone else.

[@jerfguy]

​@@DJDeezNutz he's such a gracious host. He keeps offering them some of his lemon pound cake. 😂 But I was shocked when I watched them kill the security cameras while they searched. They dug the thing out from behind the entertainment center and under a vcr just to unplug it.

[@wentle1985]

Afroman is just living his life out in rural Ohio. I’m from the same area and from what I hear of him he’s just a nice dude keeping it simple and taking care of his family out in the country. This is some insane targeted shit from the start. And now the local yokel PD is really upset that he didn’t just toll over and take it. I’ve lived out there and would be scared for those cops to pull me over.

[@buzzanderson6217]

Retaliation could be scary.

[@lisat9707]

Wth that's just... Really???? Messed up!!!!!!

[@lisat9707]

Geez. Some Karen of a neighbor could've called in knowing what would happen because they didn't like the colour of his front door! That's Totally messed up!!!

[@talkingmudcrab718]

I'm from Indiana and we got the same bullshit. The suburbs are way more racist than the rural precincts here tho. If you have even a drop of melanin stay outta Carmel and Z Zionsville Indiana. They will pull you over for made up shit.

[@chairwhoaman2877]

Listen to "I'm a have a good time" and you will learn why he got raided. Afroman really needs to grow up and be a better parent. This was a revenge raid.

[@DurzoBlunts]

He made a slew of great bangers from that raid. The police state is getting a tad outta hand on law abiding citizens

[@1harrismccarty]

Aren’t things out of hand once there is a police state? The police state is just doing police state things

[@conscientiousobserver8772]

Just gave "Lemon Pound Cake" a thumbs up!

[@CaptTerrific]

@@1harrismccarty Congrats, you correctly identified the irony of JB's comment :)

[@buzzanderson6217]

I’m so glad he had video footage.

[@maggiesdad100]

While I realize that you can sue anyone for just about anything, when this hits the court, the judge should throw it out immediately.

[@neilaslayer]

I live in Ohio and Adams County is very Republican. Very, very republican. About 80% red. Given that I'd say this is 50/50. Because then a conservative judge is going to have to weigh "back the blue" or "do what is right." I'd like to think common sense would prevail. But like I said I am from Ohio. I don't have a lot of confidence.

[@genericscout5408]

@@neilaslayer back the blue thugs can lead to the entire state of Ohio reaching insurrection levels of violence again. The judge has to weight that in as well. There's a non zero chance of riots after his decision.

[@anthonyfauci4934]

i would not ask for it to be thrown out... i prefer them to sign away their qualified immunity and a waiver stating that they were following - to the letter - of their employer. then the discovery would be EPIC support YOUR uvaldee brave!

[@anthonyfauci4934]

@@neilaslayer we do NOT want this case thrown out. more money, and could cost their jobs for retaliation .... lol....

[@neilaslayer]

@@anthonyfauci4934 I agree with that for sure. I only hope the judge in Adams county isn't a "good ol' boy."

[@lepusmalignis1628]

Wow. No one in that department has a single clue about how dumb a decision suing this man is going to be. This has "RESPECT MA AUTHORITAI" written on it in big, sad letters.

[@beverlyweber171]

The suit was probably brought as a means of intimidated him into silence. Boy, they sued the wrong person!

[@wordforger]

I never heard of this until they sued him, lol. And now I've seen all his videos about them.

[@ndt161]

@@beverlyweber171 UNITED BREAKS GUITARS.

[@goldilox369]

I would have not known any officer's name had it not been for them filling suit. And most aren't fully visible. I hope he makes his money back (that they stole) from the proceeds on this song. I hope the judge throws this right out. They Barbra Streisand effected themselves.

[@norsehawk]

Just as it was falling out of the public consciousness, hey, let's sue him and bring him back into the news cycle and make a big stink over it! Streisand effect!

[@4catsnow]

The thing with police is that the camera, as a self contained entity, has driven a stake right thru the heart of the time tested tradition of "make it up as you go along"...but there are still MANY police that refuse to let go of that tradition....

[@nodaklojack]

Creativity doesn't bode well with law enforcement.

[@4catsnow]

@@nodaklojack Alameda County Sheriff deputies and three women at a Starbucks..8.25 million dollar attempt at creativity.

[@rychei5393]

I love love love this story. He uses his rap to both mock, satirizes, and politicize the event... and if it wasn't news before, it is now! I hope he is fully vindicated. The vids are pretty great btw. Love it when Lehto chuckles. "Suing HIM for invasion of THEIR privacy". LOVE how you compared them to burglars. So what if he is making money, he has a right to try to recover from the damages. I hope he counter sues too.

[@kazzana9013]

Yes, indeed he is entitled to make money from his videos,. as does every TV station when airing news, current events, reality shows etc.

[@mikekleiner3741]

Can you imagine the chilling effect they are trying to get by suing someone that they raided. Why are cops even allowed to sue any citizen related to their work. If we can't sue/hold them accountable them, why can they eat their cake too?

[@chipplace]

you mean lemon pound cake

[@willissudweeks1050]

They did eat some cake

[@Zombi3ee]

Any judge that allows this case to proceed, should be sanctioned and removed.

[@Fatlax73]

@@willissudweeks1050 They didn't actually eat the pound cake but the one overweight officer did do a double take and look at it very intently.

[@AeroGuy07]

The cops found money, took it and had to give it back. He claimed the cops were $400 short. The Clermont County Sheriff's department conducted an investigation and found that the cops miscounted.

[@robertheinkel6225]

They normally count it on camera. I wonder where that footage is?

[@tomjackson4374]

The real question is why did they take the money in the first place. Even if they did miscount, and I don't believe that for a second, they deprived this man of the use of his legal money.

[@joshuaguenin9507]

which is stated in the video...why repeat things??

[@williamsmith8354]

When they took it or when they stole it?

[@quintrankid8045]

"found that the cops miscounted" Are you saying that the police there can't count? Are you trying to add to their discomfort?

[@suntanironman]

I’ve been following the Afroman situation (all the music videos) since it happened. Him turning this into music was a genius move as I might have never seen the newsworthy footage otherwise. Question to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office: Did you find any kidnapping victims inside Afroman’s suit pockets?

[@MichaelsPwner]

People should start giving the footage of cops doing things like this to music artists so we can get more content like this. It’s truly a brilliant idea.

[@WitnessingTyranny]

​@@MichaelsPwner Ely the People's Guy

[@PotatoNirvana]

This was very informative. Thank you so much Steve. This answered a lot of questions I had about the validity of their lawsuit. I would not want to live in a country where the cops can do whatever they want regardless of what the warrant says like break your gates, doors, and cameras. A country where cops can steal your legal, taxes-paid on, hard-earned money on camera and YOU get sued for having security cameras. A country where crooked cops can traumatize your kids and claim they were the ones actually traumatized because they got their feelings hurt because people get upset when they see cops commit crimes.

[@evalyer]

They had a warrant, based on "an anonymous tip" (police speak for "we just want to search you). Then they attempted to disable the security cameras, even talking about if they should in the full footage. Then they proceeded to take the money they found, when the original items on warrant were never found and no sign of anything in the house beyond pot flags and such.

[@Firstname137]

Bro, my sister got her license suspended for DUI when she wasnt in a vehicle. She wasnt even driving that night. She was walking home and the cops picked her up and said that they had received a call where they claim that someone had called in and said that they had seen her behind the wheel. They didn't do a brethalyzer or blood test either, she's still fighting it in court but regardless they suspended her license, the only way she can get it back is if she beats her case and the DA and the cops aren't backing down. There's also no record of anyone calling anything in for her.

[@kentbogus5873]

Likely the informant's name, on court documents, was A. Nony Mouse.

[@repatch43]

It is so disturbing how some of those who are meant to uphold the law seem to ignore it's very basis when it suits them

[@adamdnewman]

Blue Line Gang hates citizens

[@DirtyPlumbus]

These cops and anyone in the courts who didn't immediately laugh at them and dismiss this lawsuit should go to prison.

[@jeremyweems4916]

Make gulags great again.

[@DirtyPlumbus]

@@jeremyweems4916 honestly, making constitutional violations criminal and prosecution mandatory would fix so many problems without any major changes. The constitution is the basis of the country and it's federal law. Violate any other federal law and you go to prison, but we hold public employees to a lower standard. It makes no sense.

[@acc4586]

​@@DirtyPlumbus That would be great. Every time a looney legislature passes a gun control law, they get to go to prison.

[@Endless_Jaguar]

"The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent on PUBLIC APPROVAL of police existence, behavior, and the ability of the police to secure and maintain PUBLIC RESPECT." Sir Robert Peel's 2nd Principal of Law Enforcement, 1829.

[@beauthestdane]

Perhaps if they carried out their duty instead of this kind of BS they would not be subject to ridicule.

[@warrmalaski8570]

The supreme court has wayed in on this. Stating that public officials can be filmed while doing their duties without the need for their consent. The case specifically involved police trying to block recordings.

[@writerconsidered]

@@EthosAtheos SCOTUS ruled on this about 10 yrs ago, they were very explicit in there ruling because there were a lot of misunderstandings by police with an array of different rulings in the lower courts. And different laws in different states. So the court weighed in and made a final resolution on this. I don't know the case name.

[@nicholasbreecher9315]

@@writerconsidered I think you’re thinking of the first circuit court of appeals in “Glik v. Cunniffe” I can’t find a Supreme Court ruling on it.

[@suedenim9208]

@@writerconsidered You don't know the case name because there's no such case to have a name.

[@solutionsforabrightfuture3579]

Nothing will change until cops go to prison for violating the first amendment. Then when they spend a couple of decades behind bars things will change

[@writerconsidered]

@@nicholasbreecher9315 Okay I was wrong. I looked it up and a case was brought to a lower court that ruled in favor of recording police as first amendment right and the supreme court refused to hear the case and let the lower court ruling stand.

[@g.r.bilyeu4226]

They have no expectation of privacy in public, let alone on his private property. He's just redressing his government, as is his constitutional right.

[@JonPMeyer]

If those LEOs think their reputations have been damaged by the publication of the video, just wait 'til they see the damage done to their reputations from filing this stupid lawsuit! Barbara Streisand has entered the chat ...

[@Jeffrey_Alfano]

I’m so glad you covered this story. The cops are so angry they didn’t find anything on their BS warrant they sue him for it. Thanks a lot Steve for the laugh.

[@baddog4347]

I’m really surprised they didn’t plant something that would have been great to catch on camera 😂

[@nispelsm]

@@baddog4347 Nah, they only plant evidence on little old grandmothers after shooting them in their own beds.

[@ygrittesnow1701]

@@baddog4347 I'll bet they wanted to. Probably why they tried to damage the camera system.

[@madmaximilian5783]

@@baddog4347 yep we all know how the blue line gang rolls, they are dirty as hell!!!

[@Citsjustme]

I live in Ohio and the local Police wanted our outdoor security cameras taken down due to audio this didn’t go to court but the police chief went as far as contacting the prosecutor claiming it probably fell under the eavesdropping/wire tapping law or that we were spying on our neighbors (after we gave the police evidence of theft & the loud parties that could be heard for a mile) but the prosecutor shut him down by basically telling the chief there’s no expectation of privacy outdoors 😂😂😂. The reason the police wanted our cameras shutdown was because the neighbors were friends with the police and they could do no wrong. Biggest reason we got cameras we had a survey done and the neighbors pulled out the wooden stake marker (not the pin) immediately after the surveyor left because they were ticked off we were marking the property and they could no longer use it. Anyhow long story short those particular neighbors hate use but the rest of the neighbors love the security cameras as they’ve come in very useful when the idiot neighbor stole property from them over the course of 4 days.

[@johnp139]

What? Learn how to write!

[@samheasmanwhite]

Wow yeah exactly like the friends of some gang members.

[@dspicerj]

That’s how these small town local sheriffs act and they are usually cousins or buddy’s with the county judge so they have all the power to terrorize black property owners especially if they have desirable land.

[@sslerlin]

What about ring cameras they record audio. Besides your on your property recording what happens on your private property. Tell them to pound sand, I would. I'm in Ohio too but looking to get out because of the corruption

[@moweems5802]

Communist China, Communist N. Korea, Communist Russia, here we come. Expectation of privacy in public areas? Are you kidding me?

[@seshansmith]

If he loses this case that will be the end of whatever tiny bit of respect I've had left for law enforcement in America

[@JeremyKasperson]

I assure you that he caught the Sheriff's Deputies searching locations outside the limits of the warrant and dismantling his security cameras to poorly attempt to cover up their abusive raid.

[@delbertcast3543]

I hung out with Afroman for three days at a Reggae Fest back in the day. He’s an amazing human ❤️ I hope he gets $20 million from them at a minimum he deserves it

[@tbone5040]

The problem is,they won't cough up shit. The city,in other words- the people,will pay. Police unions should really be forced to pay these settlements.

[@lisat9707]

Honestly I hate what happened but $20,mil would be taxpayers dollars from a town... That could gut allot of necessary programs and would likely hurt the ones that need a break the most by raising property taxes. These men need to be reigned in and disciplined. They have already suffered from public backlash and their families undoubtedly are as well. The ones not on the suit should get a new video because obviously they know what happened was wrong. The Court has to look only at what is presented to them but personally it's always important to me to look at all the various angles and overall effects of anything big like this. Afroman had EVERY Right to do what he did. But the fallout of his actions on some officers that were likely grossly mislead and probably powerless to stop some actions is very 😢. Police departments especially Sheriff's offices are VERY top down, do what your told and don't ask questions or else. Anyone really wanting to make a difference will have to button up and shut up to have an opportunity to make a difference at a later time. It's sad but unavoidable anywhere there is deep seated corruption without any independent oversights.

[@delbertcast3543]

@@lisat9707 not if they lose their qualified immunity

[@M33f3r]

@@lisat9707 Police who stay silent are the problem. Rico their asses and maybe you’ll be able to do something about the corruption. Otherwise we are already at war with an enemy occupation force pretending to be a legitimate government.

[@Repetoire]

​@@lisat9707 that's what happens anytime you sue the city. If a guard rail isn't installed properly you can sue the state. Not all of it is taxes. A lot is insurance and the state invests the money.

[@michaelsarkisian1047]

And how did they get the warrant????? By lying to a judge????? And who was their informant that allowed them to even get a judge to sign off on a warrant?

[@Nishnigtoo]

People: "But Steve, he's capitalizing on it!" Steve: "Yeah, this is America."

[@rita2715]

Headline from the future: Afroman's newest single "Because I Got Sued" includes the names of the people who sued him.

[@scottking7082]

Steve, the reference to "Lemon Pound Cake" is that when the police raided his house, there was a lemon pound cake inside and the police can be overheard saying that they wanted to take it.

[@hectorbart]

Afroman made a music video about it, too funny.

[@IkLms11]

​@@hectorbart the video is so good

[@jasonw3303]

It was a riot

[@edl2nd]

They are suing because they were embarrassed for raiding a man's home, in full SWAT mode, and having found nothing. The damage to their reputations is because they were exposed, doing what they do. The lawsuit is because Afroman hurt their feelings. Their problem is that they couldn't erase the video filmed before they destroyed his camera security system.

[@anniestarlight]

Seriously I feel like the moral of these stories is to not place your cameras in obvious places where the cops might destroy them, and to have them recording data straight to the cloud in some form away from the cops' destruction. Having an indisputable record of police actions against you seems like the best way to hold them accountable (and is also good practice, even if a police raid is statistically unlikely to happen to you) Genius move on them to knowingly raid someone with a platform for no good reason though lol. As if he wouldn't just turn around and share the story with his audience

[@lordsheogorath3377]

​@@anniestarlight they most likely did it because he makes music about drugs and thought they would find a ton of cash, drugs, and guns they could seize and turn into charges so that they could seize more stuff.

[@economicprisoner]

@@anniestarlight I recall seeing video of a raid on a marijuana dispensary. They only had video because they had a SECOND camera system to record them disconnecting the first one.

[@paamodt7170]

If they are looking for drug trafficking, WHERE are the drug dogs? If they are looking for a kidnapping victim, WHERE are the cadaver dogs?

[@theindooroutdoorsman]

Also, the missing money... Deputies that counted it are liable. When we counted cash for the SO I worked at, three deputies counted it *on camera* and then signed for that amount.

[@jemiebridges3197]

it's cute that you think the full amount ever made it to the station lolz. I'm sure the deputies properly counted but they never jad the full amount to begin with lolz

[@basillah7650]

@@jemiebridges3197 He is talking about what would be done if they were not corrupt.

[@lisat9707]

@@jemiebridges3197 i dunno about you but it sure looked like one officer put some in his pocket.... the other issue is there was 0 regard for any kind of proper documentation so as to prevent any officer at any time after it was found from just pocketing a bit.

[@MicahThomason]

10:05 "Burglars could break into your house and then sue you." Hell, that's what DID happen.

[@jamesodell3064]

Burglars have file lawsuits against their victims. Setting booby traps or using force when not warranted would be two ways a homeowners have been sued.

[@TheScholarOfAntiHero]

@@jamesodell3064 I read one once about a burglar falling off the roof of a house and suing the home owners because the roof wasn’t safe. Not a shred of consideration about whether or not said burglar should have been trespassing and on the roof to begin with, mind you, but apparently your home should be safe to invade from any angle.

[@WAATLP]

Burglars have warrants?

[@MelissiaBlackheart]

@@WAATLP These ones did.

[@professorsasha9100]

he says it without saying it. Mastery.

[@thedemonslain]

As a former cop I love this Afroman story I hated how raid happy other departments were.

[@jamesrecknor6752]

My law abiding brother's house was raided on hearsay, no warrant. He wasn't home. He was however not long home from Viet Nam, where he left a lot of combatants found and fixed. Good thing he wasn't home.

[@thedemonslain]

@@jamesrecknor6752 yeah a lot of the surrounding departments would do search warrants for tiny amounts drugs and I never understood that the danger just made it completely unworth it if they have enough drugs that they can flush it and that's why you have to do a high speed search. That's not enough drugs to get a search warrant in my opinion. Anyway, it's not worth the risk to the people getting searched the neighbors or the police officers but anytime I would say this to other officers I would be called lazy

[@writerconsidered]

How come the only good cops are former cops?

[@JosiahBradley]

Can someone explain how a judge signed a warrant for completely baseless claims that's equivalent to swatting while he's running for office.

[@buzzanderson6217]

He should probably lose his job.

[@jimbowersock7501]

I want an "Officer Pound Cake" shirt. Hilarious!

[@Dqtube]

The official merch store has some t-shirt with this design, just do a search for: afromanmerch .

[@ClockworkWyrm]

Odd, I was under the impression that the police had no expectation of privacy in the performance of their duties.

[@geoffstrickler]

If those officers think the video harmed their reputations, this lawsuit is only going to magnify that impact, and as Steve said, they’ll almost certainly lose.

[@edwardgatey8301]

Video doesn’t impugn police activity, police impugn police activity!

[@jaquellae]

Barbara Streisand effect? Lol 😂

[@adamdnewman]

The cops should have to pay afroman from their own pay!

[@foobar8894]

It's going to be hilarious if the are trying to claim they did a good job but that showing it to the public damaged their reputation. They will have to choose one or the other...

[@cwgoodrich]

I learned of AFROMAN through this channel. I watched “Because I Got High”. I had tears in my eyes from laughing so hard.

[@thetir0]

2:17 “causing embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation and humiliation” all rightfully deserved.

[@arthurminiear2904]

Exactly! These cops especially are putting in overtime earning the hate!

[@Faroesx]

Can’t have any of those things happen unless you did something wrong 🤣

[@climber950]

I’d be looking at the search warrant in the first place and determine if lies were said to secure the warrant in the first place. And the missing money and attempting to tamper with the cameras, I’d see that as tampering with evidence and destruction of property, are all addressed.

[@wileecoyoti]

Ridiculous lies. If I remember right they threw "kidnapping" in on the warrant just because. Which means the judge that approved it should be ousted too for approving that garbage without a shred of evidence or decency.

[@rickjackson3631]

I'd love to see a transcript of the Franks Hearing.

[@jimtalbott9535]

@@rickjackson3631 Agreed - I’d love to know what they told the judge.

[@TennSeven]

Ding ding ding! An insane number of warrants are either backed by police lies or no probable cause whatsoever and the judges sign off on them. Such warrants are illegal in the first place and the police should be held accountable for that. The fact that they found absolutely nothing is a good indicator that the "probable cause" supporting a search warrant for drugs and kidnapping victims (LOL!) was complete BS.

[@gabriel7664]

I broke into a house one time against the owner's wishes, I was searching for something that ended up not being there then I sued them when they showed the security footage on the news. They were way out line.

[@Blackheathenly]

He made music clips out of the footage and released singles. Check them out. They're awesome!

[@Libbathegreat]

I'm so sorry you had your privacy invaded like that 😂

[@gabriel7664]

@@Libbathegreat haha lol 😎

[@gabriel7664]

@@Blackheathenly Seriously? Yeah I have to see those! They gotta be pretty comical.

[@Libbathegreat]

@@gabriel7664 Yes, look for the songs "Lemon Pound Cake", "Why you disconnecting my video cameras", and "Will you help me repair my door". Lemon pound cake is my favorite but they're all great 😂

[@toddjordan2614]

We need more brave members of society like Afroman... We need accountability!!!!

[@kendavis8046]

How do we humiliate these silly "law enforcement officers" even more? Starting with Steve Lehto posting about a frivolous lawsuit while chuckling at them is a good start! Thanks, Steve.

[@jasonw3303]

They took care of it all on their own.

[@KlodFather]

@@jasonw3303 - No, we repost the videos and photos of these guys and run their photos and videos through filters and photoshop and make them even more ridiculous and foolish. Turn them into skits and turn up the BS to 21 on them. Make them a national laughing stock in parody videos etc... Send them Christmas cards with them as every member of their inbreed family. And the list goes on. If everyone does their part, it will get so bad they will have to just crawl back in the hole they came out of or quit and move.

[@the_mowron]

@@jasonw3303 Yes, they just Streisand effected themselves to world wide notoriety.

[@evan12697]

Tar and feathers, as is traditional

[@WAATLP]

I like the quick wallet pull out of your pocket that would really embarrass them.

[@larryfisher5198]

If they think they've been ridiculed already, just wait until the court case generates exponentially more publicity. They truly must be gluttons for punishment. 😅

[@dandaniel9374]

I've worked Afroman's shows in the past, and dude is a PROFESSIONAL. He kept the Green Room and his bus clean and ordered. Not what we were expecting, but a pleasure to work with his group. Give him his money back!

[@8180634]

There are some interviews of him on youtube and he comes across as a likeable guy.

[@wally7856]

Same experience here, more professional then most acts. Class act on tour.

[@raymondcroteau]

"How can we be expected to do out job while being filmed???" *Me working the register at a fast food joint* "That, camera, is too low to show the image of someone holding us up." "Oh, yeah. That's to make sure you aren't stealing from the 'til." "Have you thought about paying us enough that we don't even consider that option?" "Camera is cheaper." *Me working at a call centre* "OK, I'm potentially monitored on my calls by people who have never done my job a day in their life, which determines my pay raise, promotion, or the fact that I can get fired without any warning. I have to have an advanced RFID badge to just get in the building. And there are video cameras EVERYWHERE." "Oh, yeah. That's to make sure you do your job, that people that are trying to assault your coworkers can't get in, hopefully. And the cameras are to make sure you don't steal the 5-year old low-end Dell Computers we bought on the cheap." "Are the RFID badges really?" "No... They're really there to see if you leave early." *Me working as a temp at a provincial government office* "OK, no punch clocks, no cameras, no monitoring... I'm the first one in by half-an-hour because the buses in my area suck... And none of you are worried about me?" Clerical Staff: "Well, you are a big guy, and can be loud. But we're more worried about someone picking a fight with us with you around, because we're sure you'd protect us something fierce." Management: "Of course not. We finally have a man working here, and you can do all the heavy/dirty stuff!" Nurses: "Oh please, we worked in Northern Communities. You're a teddy bear more likely to curl up and cry than ever even think about hurting us. The other clerks are right, however, anyone trying to hurt us, you'd f*** them up!" Doctor: "I'm here two half-days a week, and the only thing I've seen you be a danger to in all our time here together is that you are death to sharpies and seem to somehow not get high off their fumes. I kind of want to do medical tests on you for a paper."

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Now we know to have back up cameras to protect ourselves from those sworn to protect us

[@bartsanders1553]

"You honor! I object!" "On what grounds?" "It's devastating to my case!" 😂

[@felipefernandezlomas6770]

Best legal line ever!

[@leadfoot8593]

Because He broke my house while I was watching ow my balls!

[@bradfordbennett4275]

This movie is exactly what came to mind! The scene where someone calls him out citing a crooked lawyer who represented a burglar who injured himself on a misplaced knife while breaking into someone's house and won him $40,000. Jim Carrey's unintentionally truthful response is, "That's not fair! ... I'd have got him 80 🙊" Feels like the same damn situation. Hopefully the crooked lawyer representing these cops doesn't know what he's doing

[@mynameispremo]

The ridiculousness apparently has no limits.

[@Dan-yk6sy]

The term Orwellian gets used a lot, but the police suing you after publishing a video of them performing an armed raid of your home, eating your food, damaging your house, stealing $400 from you, and finding not even anything illegal let alone related the the warrant really has to be the top Orwellian moment after the "Patriot Act".

[@markmiller3256]

I have a feeling that I will be getting sued by law enforcement as well....for something similar. I plan on walking them through a specific case. I was indicted for a crime that I reported, and more importantly, that I was a victim of.

[@jssamp4442]

Will you help me repair my door is one of the funniest videos I have seen in a long time. I stumbled across that video a little while ago and it renewed an interest in Afroman's content. The way he turned the police clown show into a clown video is epic. Reminded me of Bugs Bunny and other cartoons with him popping in an out of places impossible to fit into. Hilarious.

[@boonstein9949]

or the Keystone Kops

[@scottreed991]

You got to watch lemon pound cake by afroman about the raid. Funny as hell. Peace.

[@GMAMEC]

I don’t laugh very often, but that video actually had me in tears.

[@centurion1945]

"Are there any kidnapping victims in my suit pocket" Afroman. One of the funniest lines in a longtime for all the wrong reasons.