Afroman sued by law enforcement officers who raided his home
Seven sheriff’s office employees filed the suit claiming, among other things, that Afroman invaded their privacy.
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I hope they repaired his door.
Seriously, I hope he wins. He should be suing them.
Seriously, I hope he wins. He should be suing them.
ETA: Glfr posted the other one already.
The real culprit here is the investigator(s) who asked for the warrant. They did a piss poor job and put these officers in the wrong place. That's who the officers should be suing.
But, the officers were only doing their job and following orders.
Other than 'allegedly' walking off with money they might have collected at the house, looks like they did their job correctly.
Not sure if their privacy was invaded, since bodycam footage is public, but Afroman has most definitely caused them some major “emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation and humiliation.”
Wonder what the courts will conclude.
But, the officers were only doing their job and following orders.
Other than 'allegedly' walking off with money they might have collected at the house, looks like they did their job correctly.
Not sure if their privacy was invaded, since bodycam footage is public, but Afroman has most definitely caused them some major “emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation and humiliation.”
Wonder what the courts will conclude.
Ha! I like the one I posted, but I love this one!
Rocking it all to Under the Boardwalk is hilarious too, for some reason.
Its been 20 years since I had seen Afroman, but damn he has aged. Obviously, but still- that was a surprise.
Still has a killer sense of humor though.
As for the police being caused emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation, and humiliation?...I mean, I guess that stuff can happen to anyone since its all so subjective. One person is embarrassed over something another person couldnt care less about.
With that said, can someone really be held liable for embarrassing another person? If so, thats sad to see.
Are police, or anyone in public for that matter, protected from being humiliated in all manners? Releasing video of a raid just doesnt seem to be illegal, so there is no privacy issue and if someone feels humiliated as a result, is that on them or is that on the person who released the video that is legal to release?
And I will fully admit that I am surprised they didnt find possession of narcotics/drugs. I mean, even Afroman jokes about that in the song and video.
Still has a killer sense of humor though.
As for the police being caused emotional distress, embarrassment, ridicule, loss of reputation, and humiliation?...I mean, I guess that stuff can happen to anyone since its all so subjective. One person is embarrassed over something another person couldnt care less about.
With that said, can someone really be held liable for embarrassing another person? If so, thats sad to see.
Are police, or anyone in public for that matter, protected from being humiliated in all manners? Releasing video of a raid just doesnt seem to be illegal, so there is no privacy issue and if someone feels humiliated as a result, is that on them or is that on the person who released the video that is legal to release?
And I will fully admit that I am surprised they didnt find possession of narcotics/drugs. I mean, even Afroman jokes about that in the song and video.
What's the law on owning the recording of occupants in your home walking around clothed? I think Afroman has the rights to anything at his residence. However if he makes money off people that did not grant him rights to do so, then maybe they just want a cut. They never were made aware and never signed a release. He would have had to blur out their face/voice.
How do shows get away with doing something on the street of a city with actual pedestrians moving about? Getting everyone to sign releases is impossible- there are times where its like a thousand + people. But their faces also arent blurred out.
I dont disagre with your post and you make an interesting point. Im just adding to it because this is something I havent understood and never bothered to read about, but have randomly thought about.
A wild card in all this is that I know for sure that privacy laws vary from state to state.
One lawyer's take on the merits of the police officers case
The fact that they want MORE attention drawn to this matter is baffling.
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Man I hate this kind of crap. I really support police, but this crap looks stupid. Really? You kicked down Afroman’s door? Afro man!? Did he not agree to a search warrant or cooperate? Maybe they suspected he had a kidnap victim inside so they had to, but seriously, shouldn’t they apologize and pay for damages? Go find a bigger fish. Camo and ballistic shields. Surprised they didn’t napalm the front and back yard, drop tear gas and wrap everything in concertina wire when finished.
Afroman sued by law enforcement officers who raided his home
Seven sheriff’s office employees filed the suit claiming, among other things, that Afroman invaded their privacy.
Who's Afroman? Is he DC's newest minority super hero?
We've discussed him here before. You were part of the thread. You don't remember. Why?
Because you got high.
I can't believe what I'm seeing here. Cops suing Afro Man for violating THEIR Privacy Rights. Another example of how The War on Drugs has been just as destructive, dishonest and futile as The War on Poverty.
Afroman sued by law enforcement officers who raided his home
Seven sheriff’s office employees filed the suit claiming, among other things, that Afroman invaded their privacy.
I'd like to get Afro Dawg's opinion on this.
This is great. The fat cop eyeing the pound cake was gold. And the “why narcotics and kidnapping? Well ok, narcotics, but kidnapping?” So funny.
Better than Kenny Rogers "What a difference you made in my life" and that's a fact.
Afroman sued by law enforcement officers who raided his home
Seven sheriff’s office employees filed the suit claiming, among other things, that Afroman invaded their privacy.
Until I clicked on the link, I was assuming this was Adams Co., Mississippi. What's Afroman doing up in Ohio?
Sounds like the PD is suffering from a huge case of butt hurt and doubling down on the same stupidity that got them in this situation to begin with. The reasoning for the search warrant was obviously flawed and they tried to disable some of his security cameras, they made fools of themselves and now feel that they should be compensated for being idiots. Whoever made the unsubstantiated claims that got the search warrant issued should be removed/fired from their position and the rest of them need to STFU before they make bigger fools of themselves than they already have.
This whole thing is just the Deep State trying to torpedo his campaign... FWIW, I really hope he makes it into one of the debates.
If it ever does make it to court, I think they would throw the police officer's case out. Once you enter another person's residence, I'm not sure if having a warrant, destroying property, taking money, traumatizing the husband, wife, and kid entitled to anything except maybe having paying them personal and property damage. A good lawyer should rip their ***, especially since it was all caught on camera.
I'm just not too sure you have to get their rights to their personal appearance. Even if they did not sign a release, they entered your property willingly end of their own accord. Having warrant only gives them every right only to obtain anything illegal and making any arrest because you find anything illegal or any illegal activity.
They are really making themselves look stupid. They're causing even worse embarrassment, ridicule, etc. to themselves than the video has made. It's just making it all more viral which makes them look even more stupid and does not help the image of the good people that are in law-enforcement.
I'm thinking Afromans surveillance video from inside his home belongs to him to use as he pleases. Stay out of his house if you don't wanna be on video
So my choices are side with Afroman or the cops? I mean that is pretty easy. Devil man likes tall cans.
I'd pay to see a debate between Afroman and this guy.....Jimmy McMillan, founder of "the rent is too damn high" party.....
I get that the "narcotics" section of the warrant allows the searches, but surely they cannot keep the money they found with no other evidence.
How the 17 does anything in that warrant allow them to disable a private camera system? That is the dumbest thing I saw in that video. How the 17 can you as a LEO support dashboard and body cameras as evidence but unplug cameras in a private residence you're raiding? Dumb dumb dumb.
How the 17 does anything in that warrant allow them to disable a private camera system? That is the dumbest thing I saw in that video. How the 17 can you as a LEO support dashboard and body cameras as evidence but unplug cameras in a private residence you're raiding? Dumb dumb dumb.
They can keep it and do. If they believe the cash was made illegally they will keep it without proof. Civil asset forfeiture.
The lawsuit is dumb, and a perfect example of the Streisand effect. None of us would even have known about the fruitless search if the officers had not sued.
Im not sure the suit is frivolous, though. In a bit of a misnomer, the tort of invasion of privacy includes misappropriation of someone’s name, image, or likeness (NIL) for the defendant’s benefit. It really does not have much to do with a “right to privacy”, and instead protects your right to control the use of your own NIL.
This law usually applies to celebrities, or maybe models who posed for a picture for one purpose but then found the picture used for another purpose. But regular, people can assert that someone is bringing them unwanted publicity or profiting from their NIL.
Although Afroman owns the images of these guys searching his home, he does not have the right to use those images for his own financial benefit. It would probably be okay for him to go on a news program and use the footage to expose the treatment he received, but it’s another thing to make music videos and promote himself on social media with the footage.
Nevertheless, I’m not certain the law was intended to protect against this activity, and there cannot be much monetary damage. I hope they really just want the videos taken down but Afroman wouldn’t listen.
Im not sure the suit is frivolous, though. In a bit of a misnomer, the tort of invasion of privacy includes misappropriation of someone’s name, image, or likeness (NIL) for the defendant’s benefit. It really does not have much to do with a “right to privacy”, and instead protects your right to control the use of your own NIL.
This law usually applies to celebrities, or maybe models who posed for a picture for one purpose but then found the picture used for another purpose. But regular, people can assert that someone is bringing them unwanted publicity or profiting from their NIL.
Although Afroman owns the images of these guys searching his home, he does not have the right to use those images for his own financial benefit. It would probably be okay for him to go on a news program and use the footage to expose the treatment he received, but it’s another thing to make music videos and promote himself on social media with the footage.
Nevertheless, I’m not certain the law was intended to protect against this activity, and there cannot be much monetary damage. I hope they really just want the videos taken down but Afroman wouldn’t listen.
They’d be perfect running mates for balancing high/too damn high…
Since you were wondering, I snipped a couple sections (shown above) from an NPR article.
Just google NPR & Afroman — the link I want to embed is going to a totally different story.
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