If you don't know the saga of #Afroman I suggest you settle in on YouTube for some fun history videos. The Cincinnati area rapper filled his home with security cameras. When he was wrongfully raided because of a bad warrant he used the footage to make some hilarious music videos, with topics such as the police officer that seems to want to raid Afroman's fridge. Not that "Will You Help Me Repair My Door?" isn't a banger, but the surveillance footage really makes these videos what they are. Of course, the cops had nothing to charge him with and are now pissed that he embarrassed them. 

I've read the warrant, by the way. The cops found out he used to rap a song about the evils of drug abuse so they gambled that he'd be in that industry. The warrant was lies, specualtion, and a bad faith fishing expedition. 

#News #SocialMedia #MusicIndustry #PoliceMisconduct

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/rcna264138

Boston Herald: Healey, Campbell launch new online portal for residents to report ICE misconduct . “Gov. Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have launched a new online portal that will allow residents to report misconduct by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducting operations in the state.”

Common Dreams: Database of Court Filings Shows ‘Startling Pattern of Abuse’ by Federal Agents Against Citizens in Minnesota. “The statements detail numerous allegations that agents violated their basic constitutional rights, including by detaining them without showing a warrant; targeting Somali and Latino individuals based on their appearances; ignoring identifying documents that could […]

Exclusive: #DOJ unit on #PoliceMisconduct sees staffing plunge & probes scaled back

The #US Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown on illegal #immigration in #Minneapolis, has lost TWO-THIRDS of its #prosecutors & is under orders to scale back its investigations of #ExcessiveForce….

#Trump #StateSponsoredTerrorism #law #CivilRights #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung
https://www.reuters.com/world/justice-department-unit-police-misconduct-sees-staffing-plunge-probes-scaled-2026-02-05/

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