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Rap artist Afroman sued by officers who raided his home (apnews.com)
79 points by sharkweek on March 23, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 7 comments


It's worth watching the original video, it shows the officers damaging his property, eating his cake and doing various other questionable things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oponIfu5L3Y


>Law enforcement officers were acting on a warrant that stated probable cause existed that drugs and drug paraphernalia would be found on Foreman’s property and that trafficking and kidnapping had taken place there, authorities have said. Those suspicions turned out to be unfounded, though, and the raid failed to turn up probative criminal evidence. No charges were ever filed.

>When cash seized during the raid was returned to Foreman, it appeared that hundreds of dollars were missing. A subsequent review by the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation determined that deputies had miscounted the amount seized during the raid itself.

It's disappointing that the AP doesn't even mention any of that, just a mention that some money was miscounted.


Outrageous behaviour, yet normal. What a great song though, I'd like to see the jury's faces while they're listening to it.


Why is there a guy in camouflage? I would assume he's in the military, but is that just normal for a US police raid, there's some uniform, some plain clothes, some inexplicable camouflage? (Not to mention some riot gear, some automatic rifles..!)


>... but is that just normal for a US police raid

Yes, very much so. They don't even have to be on a raid, they can just be on patrol. After the Global War On Terror started, many police departments routinely cosplay as military.


Raids are an excuse for bored cops to dress up and play with their toys.





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