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- ABC News' Alex Presha reports on rapper Afroman, who is being sued by the officers who raided his house last year after he made music videos using security camera footage taken during the search.
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If police offices want to individually sue citizens then qualified immunity must be ended immediately .
Not ready for that conversation though
I absolutely agree with you.
That’s a good point.
Police officers are the real Sovereign Citizens.
The people at fault are the ones who issued the warrant and built the case, not the officers who participated in the raid. Should there be a process in place to help those wrongly raided? Absolutely.
Right to privacy when breaking into someone elses house is an INSANE thing to claim.
Pigs being pigs , earning the hate
If there’s a search warrant how is it a break in? Man people are dumb on here
It goes against the 4th amendment even, but pigs aren't exactly literate
Yep, can't claim that when it's during their official duties, whether in public or when illegally invading someone's home.
@@CloudSeedz they must continue to earn the hate or theyll make us all liars
People who give false testimony for a warrant need to be prosecuted and held accountable.
I agree!!! Absolutely
Probably the 🐷's themselves
What we need to start doing is having armed rapid response groups in neighborhoods that can outnumber and swarm police doing raids to make sure everything is by the books.
Imagine 30 LEO'S raid a house and within 5 min they are surrounded by 150 armed citizens making sure they are not up to any funny business, call it a constitutional audit. If they try to claim authority and make arrests just raise your guns against theirs. The people have the power they just need to act
IF there is really someone behind this. I thikn it's completly madeup so they got covered when they wanna got search his house.
*Afroman probably called the police on himself...with all his cameras turning !*
Title should read, "Afroman being sued by officers after breaking his gate, breaking his door, eating his lemon poundcake and stealing his money."
Did afroman clear the Under the Boardwalk sample before stealing music from The Drifters?
@@seewhativescene this is about the police wrongdoing and how they got the warrant, what evidence did they have? Then the police stole from him and destroyed his property….did vanilla ice payout David Bowie when stealing his beat? No one cares
@seewhativescene did they win the law suit?
@@seewhativesceneah never mind I guess the cops suing him is justified? no idea what your point is in bringing that up
@@seewhativescenei wonder if his song could be called a cover
The fact that they didn't find anything and didn't charge him with anything tells us everything we need to know.
Also how is the case not closed? they didnt find anything so wtf? another loophole to be abused by cops
@@mattmckinney9820woah 🙀😳 it's still open? My friend just told me about people were raided for guns that were never found. Now are they charging the person who told them about said guns, nope. They do what they want. They have the guns.
@@miweb3235wow
Exactly a bunch of ignorant racist Colonizing pilgrims.
they found a load of cash and most of it 'vanished' in the evidence locker
Raiding a home with dozens of armed officers with false charges of kidnapping is also humiliating and traumatizing. Afroman should sue them instead.
Yoo this! In tactical gear! He lived in a normal ass neighborhood with a normal fucking driveway with nothing that required that nonsense it’s CRAZY how militarized the local cops are
@@Itsmeeyourmomthe people keep letting them get away with it. I see all the lies cops. Mainly thier chiefs tell to get funding for things they don't really need.
@@BobbsVegine-eg3xzFalse
@@stuwest3653you should take your own advice and stfu
time tells many stories, you don't know what went on there police act on information if they were out to get afroman someone would have planted something, your boy might be a big criminal who knows, nobody here knows only he knows
Imagine breaking into someone's house and then being upset that your privacy was violated
It's like we're living in bizzaro world
Also being a PUBLIC servant thinking they are required to identify to the public....
@@jacknickolstine3355 You are agreeing that they should identify themselves right? Just like you're able to film them during a stop, or ask them their name while they are conducting their job.
Exactly. Oh, the irony…
congrats being dumb enough to fall for this racebait
The irony of violating someone’s right to privacy while expecting your own.
While on official duty acting as a public servant?
These cops are not the brightest.
Honestly, if you’re a cop, you’re a public figure, if you can’t handle being on camera, don’t become a cop. If you’re on someone’s HOME security system you don’t have a right to “privacy.” I support Afroman. I’ve been streaming his album ever since. “Lemon Pound Cake” is a masterpiece.
Also, I ABSOLUTELY, will be supporting Afroman on his presidential campaign.
Right. That was Afroman's privacy, HIS home, which they invaded.
Why isn't he suing THEM??
And that goes for all the police Nationwide they don't want to be recorded even when they're in a public area oh, there are dozens of videos of Officer Karen saying turn your camera off, every one of those people should be fired and lose their pension because they violate people's constitutional rights
@@motophone8794because he's a man, and he's got nothing to prove and he made his own money so he don't need to try to steal it from someone else in a frivolous lawsuit, I hope all the children of the officers involved to look upon their father's from shame and embarrassment
@@onamattapeeya not frivolous considering they searched his home in such a reckless unfounded manner and invaded his privacy for no good reason and damaged his property.
You kick in an individuals door, you lose all rights to privacy. Specially when they were completely wrong.
@nastena.slastena obviously you since you’ve made this comment again and again on this same video
@nastena.slastena me mother fucker. now what
@nastena.slastenaanyone who's been raided and had to deal with property damage loser.
@@DarwinWJ74that is Kremlin troll.
Working in the public domain doing the job in public. Grants no privacy.
Being able to genuinely annoy cops who wronged you is a very rare thing.
👍👍
Bravo Afroman!
At least without them trying to unalive you
I find it hilarious that they can sue him but he can't sue them.
And beautiful
Perfect outcome for Afroman~ he had security cameras and wasn’t at home…bruh lucky to be alive 💪🏾
I hope that he wins a counter suit and finally gets paid damages and given a formal apology. If they were serving this warrant based on informant testimony they need to seriously change how they do things, they need to AT MINIMUM pay back repair fees and that last couple hundred dollars they kept from the confiscated cash after pretending to return all of it.
That's why they're mad. He wasn't home so they could assault him.
When you’re in the wrong as the police, there’s nothing better to do than make yourselves look even more criminal
…or ridiculous.
@@darwinhaditbackward5899police are cowards and terrorists. Such pussies and so are their supporters.
But the issue is he profited off of unauthorized use of the officers images.. imo its a reasonable case against afro
@@ultimatesunrise Nobody, especially a police officer (a.k.a. public servant), has reasonable expectation to privacy while on someone else's private property.
@@ultimatesunrise how ridiculous you sound. Unauthorized? They were on his property, he has every right to record them and use the footage as he wants as it’s his footage. He owns the footage. You have no expectation of privacy in someone else’s home, especially one literally marked with signs saying there are surveillance cameras around. No different than gas stations releasing robbery footage.
Humiliation, ridicule, embarrassment and loss of reputation. Exactly ALL the things they SHOULD be feeling.
All the things they did to him raiding his house
It’s his footage, the shouldn’t have entered his crib. If afroman entered there cribs and they posted that footage , AfroMan wouldn’t be able to sue. Why can they.
@@Bando-fx4mf the cops have no case anyway, when a public servant is on the job there is no expectation of privacy. It is legal to film the police, it is legal to film in your house. The police should have had body cameras on anyway filming all this anyway. If they did he could have used that body cam footage for his video as it's public records and fair use
I'm pretty sure that was the _intention_ of the songs.
Very true, and they are public figures working with the public and are seen doing whatever they do all the time in theory (unless they mute, cover, or turn off their body cams knowing most judges will side with them.) They are mad because the TRUTH was exposed
Bro...
I believe we all have a RIGHT to film & publicly show what happens in our homes.
If someone breaks into our home, rips off all their clothes, shoots up heroin, masturbates, and then decides to pee on the floor, then there is no expectation of privacy. If they get filmed and feel embarrassed because of it, then that's their own fault.
The officers in question should be filing a claim against whoever sent them.
Oh, and by the way, thank you Afroman for everything you've created. You're awesome.
hell yes
They violated his privacy, they shouldn't expect their privacy respected. Turnabout's fair play.
Straight up. For years they've been all over TH-cam in videos of all kinds and now all of a sudden they wanna reach in their purse for their feelings... Chumps is what they are, and before that, big ole pussies.
For real though, and why they so mad any way 🤔they film people all the time😝😕😬😃🤡👍
my friend, police are supposed to be above the law. they are our over lords.
How do they get qualified immunity for everything from illegal detaining to cold blooded murder and you're not allowed to sue them but they're allowed to sue people for recording them doing their job?! The world has gotten ridicules!!
For some reason rappers get qualified stupidity.
@@markmalasics3413 such a scathing remark lol
You must be one of the cops lmao @@markmalasics3413
This could've been avoided if they simply paid for the damage they did to his home, but they decided to be snobbish assholes and are now facing the consequences.
They will do, what the law allows them to do.
In the most countries in Europe, you have to put in a claim to get the money for damages done by a raid, and it can take years you see it.
You are right he did not shuffle or cut a jigg for them - THEY KILL BABIES DON'T THEY
But if they do it once they have to do it for everybody. Can't have the police being held accountable.
@@GoalSquad666 In the U.S., police officers/departments can hide behind qualified immunity which prevents police officers from being sued civilly if they are conducting official police business. It's bs cause cops can come and ramshackle your house for nay reason and leave you with the bill, even if they were wrong.
I'm not certain you understand completely. That was a hit-squad, they weren't there to arrest him. They would have owned the entire property, home, and everything in it had they caught him there. (These squads of real life mercenaries are operating in multiple states all over the country today) He is lucky to be alive right now and should move to a wealthier area where his money doesn't make him stick out and he can blend in so this won't happen to him again.
This isn't a time to be stubborn or brave, because this is not a scenario where you can win. He needs to seriously consider moving to an upper class area in a safe county in a different state asap. I worry we will be reading sad news in the not to distant future if he doesn't...
I am forever an Afroman fan, now. I hope he gets all the money he needs and hope the cops don’t receive a thing except their jobs taken away.
your a sad excuse for a man!
How do you have a right to privacy doing your job as a public servant while you're in someone else's house? Props to Afroman for taking a bad situation and turning it around on them in a positive way.
@@johnnyjericho8472he wasn’t charged with anything, so where are you coming to that conclusion ?
@@johnnyjericho8472 don’t worry. He will likely continue to have more money than you’ve ever made in your entire life at the dirt factory that you work at.
@@yourdogisbeautiful5845 so where do you work at
@@MaskedMazter at your mom's house, boning your mom.
@@johnnyjericho8472try taking that boot off your tongue before commenting first bud. Foolish loser.
since when can the law use HEARSAY to get WARRANTS - if a JUDGE allows that, investigate that judge.
Depends. If Bob comes to me and tells me Joe murdered someone and buried the body in his backyard, then I tell police, a judge will probably sign a warrant due to the circumstances. Same as in this case. Someone said Afroman kidnapped someone and had her in his basement. This is a serious crime. Of course a warrant will be issued. The solution is not necessarily going after the judge but charging the "informant" who made the false claims.
@@THall-vi8cp logic....LOGIC??? Logic is not allowed.
Hearsay is only an issue in court it has nothing to do with anything outside that
Of course going off the accusation of a single person is still ridiculous
@@THall-vi8cp aren't you the guy who has hundreds of buried bodies on your property? - so you're saying it's good that the law can now ENTER and SEARCH your property?
@gabbymcgibson984
What was I thinking!? 🤦
As a retired local govt. employee I can accurately say that what we DO on the tax-payer's dime is NOT PRIVATE. We're not talking about HIPAA data or issues of NATIONAL SECURITY. These officers were ON DUTY and they ANSWER to the PUBLIC for their actions. We ALL do. They have no case!
How is this ethical or protecting anyone? Seems like y’all crooked😂 😂😂😂
Y’all just a gang just one big gang the whole country don’t respect you. When you can’t even fix a man’s gate. Didn’t his taxes pay for their ability to knock down his gate they should put t that shut up especially after they didn’t find anything
I think this is in support of Afroman. they're saying the police have no case against afroman because they were on duty. So whatever they do on duty is public & they cant sue @@raycharles704
@@raycharles704didn’t think you were the real ray Charles but clearly your just as blind as him did you not read anything the guy wrote
@@raycharles704 The little bitches protect themselves...
while they humiliated him in front of his neighbors in the process, the audacity of these cops is something else
Imagine breaking into someone else's home, tearing the place up and then getting upset that the recording of you breaking into their house was used in a music video. The fact that they think it's a violation of THEIR privacy is a perfect example of how the charges were trumped up and bogus. They are embarrassed by their own actions and mad that Afroman isn't as angry as they are.
(Insider tip: From what I heard, the sheriff's wife went to an Afroman show and got him to sign her tits and ever since then the Adam's county sheriff's office has been out to get him)
Better be some fat titties
Interesting. I wouldn't doubt it. Sounds like a typical small town butt hurt cop.
Happens more than u think. A dude robbing an elderly woman was injured he sued her and won. Really wish I remembered more about this situation to give u more info but yeah happens more than u think
😂 that last part. Totally believable.
@@awaitingSaint777😂
HE HAS MY VOTE!!! This is a true man of the people grew up. Poor grew up in discrimination grew up in a very rough life and turned everything around positive. You never see any Afro man controversies. He's just a cool chill, dude.
if showing their actions brings them shame it's not afroman's fault
You must be dumb if the even deal with the Po-Po
Facts!
You nail it !
If they did nothing then they should have nothing to hide. Interesting how they want to affect a coverup as if the public has no rights whatsoever.
Oh FFS, are you 12 years old? The issue isn't shame or desire to hide facts. He does not have the right to put our wonderful LEOs and their families at risk. Period. End of story.
The way they even framed this is crazy. They were in his home. He can share the security footage.
Public servants in their official capacity think the public shouldn’t have 1st amendment rights.
The state of oregon said I did not have a right to record what was in my home. Its not about laws.
Its about control. And the worst kind of people are there to delve it out.
@spacebar1008 two words. Multnomah County. Nuff said.
@spacebar1008 If you want to be a man? You are going to deal with Hardships.
The point of them is to overcome them.
No rich self made man got there by laying down.
Only for part of it. At some point the cops started disabling his cameras.
So nice to hear the community around him give him the support he needs
He is good decent guy... kind to everyone. Yes I would vote for him.
I'm sure most of his community could be put into that category but make no mistake that it was for sure someone from his community that made up those charges and brought it to the police so still got to watch your step
@@KlodFather Didn't he punch a woman on one of his gigs?
@@jacobmack821 - Those cops have a bug in their ass for him for some reason... And he as far as I know has never done anything to stir the pot with them... But since he is an icon and colt 45 gets in their craw, they decided (IMHO) to go fork around with the AfroMan. I'm also glad he was not home. They found NOTHING. Sucks to be them.
Someone made a false allegation leading to the search of his home.
the judge who issued that warrant better damn well be demanding some explanations.
They broke in and smashed up his stuff and didnt find anything. and now they are sueing him. its a disgrace.
No way it'll go anywhere. They'll just waste money on court fees
yeah because he "humiliated" them, as if having the neighborhood thinking your a criminal because the police kicked your door down isnt humiliating, but they dont care unless its them
Hey man what's wrong with that? This day and age anyone can sue anyone, so its time for the cops to sue. You can call it a taste of your own medicine, sounds ridiculous now doesn't it? What's good for the goose is good for the ? This is how America treats you and then I go high.....so go get high.....
Not only that, but the stole money from him, they kept whatever cash they found.
SUE THEY ASS BACK. FTP
Imagine the police can do things like this and then stop you from showing people the video of what they did to you
New age Nazi's, the BS story of him having slaves in his basement looks like something they thought of on the fly.... Truly a bright bunch there........
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But they can't and they didn't.
@@Zanenoth Well they kind are. They got played at game they thought they were better at and now they are salty
Sound a lil 1984ish
" LEMON POUND CAKE" I MF-ING died. 😂😂😂😂 If they thought his song made them look bad, them suing makes them look worse.
It really looks like they're trying to get a quick cash grab.
@@rustyhowe3907 Exactly!
@@rustyhowe3907 it reminds me of that dumb cop who left her body cam on and showed her and her officers STEALING watches, jewelry, etc. And they weren't even fired.
@@toidIllorTAmI Urgh what horrible people both for doing the stealing and their supervisors for letting them get away with it.
Isn't it wonderful! It's like an anti-depressant
Your house gets its door kicked in & house run through with guns drawn but they claim mental distress that's laughable! 😂😂😂
The fact that Afroman is actually out there STILL chillin daily in silk weed leaf pajamas and pimp cup... its comforting.
😁😆Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig Pimpin'!!!!!!
...And it's all Because he got high..Because he got high..Because he got hiiiigh😵💫🌿😵💫La de da da da da...😉
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The Dude abides...
Bro it’s cringe. He’s a old ass man who’s only personality trait is smoking weed. It’s pathetic.
They're just upset they didn't get a slice of lemon pound cake.
They were upset because they wanted their cut of a house full of drugs
@@ytSuns26 no drugs in the house, please dont be racist
Dude the police actually ate the fucking cake!!!
The pigs did actually help themselves to some of his cake
@@sql4400he wasn’t the warrant claimed there was which is a whole other issue of bs
They’re harassing him then turn around and play the victim. Not helping him put his door back up is despicable. If they had any integrity at all they’d help him put his door up at least.
When my house got raided they kicked in and broke every single door in my house for no reason.
You are completely correct. They should have repaired the damage they caused. I once met Afroman in an airport. He was very friendly and let me have a selfie with him even though waiting around in airports can tax anyone's patience. He was very chill then and now.
Tough guys going.. oh no I'm to weak to help lift a wittle door.. lol ok😊
They were raiding a suspected human trafficker.
Whoever said that did Afroman dirty.
Wello he choose a lifestyle that is not really in the mood for police officer, like promoting drugs.
This could literally be a boondocks episode wow.
To all cops: As long as you fear integrity and accountability, you are NOT the good guys! End qualified immunity! Make each officer personally liable!
Judges and prosecutor too
Inbred swine
Never gonna happen
Never been good guys
@@MrUncleruckus2Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, and Nevada have hopefully more will
@@lordfizzz until a new govt comes in and switch it
"Did you find what you were looking for". 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Those lyrics had me cracking up.
😂😂💀💀 perfect editing
Everything the officers claim they suffered from can be said for Afroman as well. They kicked in his door and found nothing. How do they think he felt when he got laughed at and told they weren't required to fix his door?
They also robbed him... caught on tape. It's really like saying police have the right to literally break down your door, put a few ARs in your face then take whatever they want... on a "tip". They want their likeness to be removed for making him money but imagine how this would have gone if he were home and had any reaction, whatsoever, to an entire swat team breaking in. A sack of mj produced by law enforcement, to some, probably would have justified it all, especially if he didn't survive the encounter. Sad part is when you hear people openly say they'd wish someone would come raid their house in an attempt to take anything... Cold dead hands and all... Justice is only real for those in the position to define it.
afrotrash is trash
It’s his footage, the shouldn’t have entered his crib. If afroman entered there cribs and they posted that footage , AfroMan wouldn’t be able to sue. Why can they.
Par for the course. They play victim as soon as they get a chance, because the smooth-brained alcoholic “thin blue line” morons will eat it right up. If they can shift the discourse, they’re less likely to be punished.
@@Bando-fx4mfMan it's the police force.. they are ABOVE the law haven't you heard 😂
Confidential Informant means, there's no informant and lied lied lied for an excuse to raid his house.
LOL, who did youi hear THAT from? Some race hustler like Al Sharton, Jessie Jackson, or any dead beat rapper?
@@markmalasics3413 Okay racist. It's not like that's not a famous quote from a former cop.
Props to ABC for making this story and getting Afroman some support. If the reports were true then a simple stakeout would've done the job, and whoever made the false reports should be charged. These police should also know they have no grounds for a lawsuit. They were probably hoping to find a stack of cash under his mattress.
And keep it.
They did steal money from him in the videos
But at this point: all reports are treated as real. Especially, the false reports!
they did not cover the " discrepancy " of the cash counted at the scene and what ended up in the office.
My neighbor was raided by the ATF and they had to drop the charges because the money somehow disappeared
The fact that ABC News can show the same footage Afroman did, make money off of it the same way he did via views on TH-cam, and not have a lawsuit filed against them shows exactly why the police have no case against Afroman. Same way you can record any encounter with the police, pick it apart on your own TH-cam channel, and keep all of the money you make from the views.
From this fact alone, their case will fall apart. 😂
Exactly!!
damn son, are you a lawyer? cause you should be
The person who ordered this unsuccesful raid obviously was hoping to make a big find which then would make him/her a big name for arresting this 'huge threat' to society.
In the end only the 'informant' got a few dollars?! Those Police who try suing afroman should instead sue the one who gave them the oh so wrongful order to attack this man and house.
@@thatdudeinorange5269 you mean that person idea to raid afroman was a part of the plan. just to get him famous? i think these cops are def friend with afroman. for 17 years, nothing happens in the timeline. 100% sus.
Based on this info provide to me: "police officers generally do not have the right to disconnect your video security when they raid your home without a valid reason or lawful authority. Disconnecting or tampering with security cameras could be considered tampering with evidence or obstruction of justice, which is illegal." I found it interesting that they did this and it seems that nothing became of it.
"I found it interesting that they did this and it seems that nothing became of it" lol hahahahahahaha so shocking i am shocked
"We investigated ourselves and determined that no mistakes were made. Nothing to see here, folks, move along."
Meanwhile in other raids police have asked the person they just raided for permission to collect a copy of the footage for their private collection.
I hope this guy has a really good lawyer and he countersues.
@@anna1417 it’s Afroman, he’ll be fine, at least I would assume so. These officers were clearly violating his rights as a citizen, so I think he had reason to file a public complaint in the form of a song
You've got to love the Man. His new song "Hunter got high" is hilarious. You can tell from the colour of his house that he loves "green". 🤣🤣🤣
If being filmed doing your job causes you embarrassment, you need to have a hard think about why you're in that job. Killing me with this. Yeah you violated MY right to privacy, when I was kicking down YOUR door.
Exactly, they are in his house so he has the right to do whatever he wants with the footage. Sad corrupt cops.
Feels like there should be an avenue here for Afroman to counter sue, harassment from government officials a thing? Stupid cops out here trying to Defund themselves.
It's one thing to release a music video, but you can't go selling t-shirts with somebody else's likeness on it without permission. It would be no different than someone selling knockoff Afroman shirts with his likeness. Would he have the right to sue if you steal his likeness for profit? I think the music videos are funny. You still can't sell t-shirts.
@@armoredjoey Doesn't matter if you know him or not. You're not allowed to do it.
@@Parker-- you can't make false claims that thus result in a raid that turned up with nothing. Where is your defense on that?
Its crazy that a judge would even hear a case about police officers sueing for invasion of privacy when they were in his house. Who really invaded privacy here. Fucking brilliant
The judges are in league with the police.
They won't hear it, it will be thrown out it's just their attempt at threatening for a settlement
They have the same master
I bet the homeowner ended up with money. If they did that to me it would be a lot worse. Wait til they deleted all the old body cam kids and have AI change what they were saying to make total morons out of them. (Not that they didn't already make morons out of themselves already).
I’ve been an Afroman fan for a long time and they did this man dirty. He deserves to sue those cops for what they did.
congrats on being stupid enough to fall for this racebait
They certainly owe him for any repairs to restore anything damaged to like new condition. But you have to keep in mind, it wasn't them accusing him. They were responding to a tip.
@@Robert08010okay boot licker
Same thing I was thinking, sue that police department.
@@Robert08010 but they are still the ones violated Afroman's 4th Amendment right and privacy when they failed to verify the tip (if the tip is even true and not a lie by these cops to cover their asses), and when the so called tip is found to be false info... These cops should still need to be held accountable.
Never get a poet,writer,comic,artist or cartoonist mad at you!
You don't get to sue someone else for suffering "humiliation, ridicule, mental distress, embarrassment, and loss of reputation" when it's YOUR OWN ACTIONS that caused those consequences. He's not defaming your character or telling lies. It's video of YOU doing what YOU did.
Exactly that
they are totally grasping at straws
And they are suing Afroman for the same thing the cops tried to do to him!!
Yes exactly this!
Unfortunately, you can sue for anything. Whether or not you win is a completely different story. For the record, I don't agree with that policy, but just pointing out the facts.
The nerve of someone to break into your house and then get mad at you for recording them
dumbshit take
Only in America SMH
no using their face. thats illegal without permission cop or private citizen. but this is like swatting raid from false accusations.
@@robert-h2xthat really only applies if there is an expectation of privacy. That's why you can film them out at a traffic stop and post it wherever. The argument here will be, do they have a reasonable expectation of privacy in someone else's home... I don't think they do, but that will be up to a judge to decide.
@@TrundleTheGreat its about the usage also. afroman made money out of them. thats like actors not getting paid.
Under these circumstances, where none of the "tips" were even remotely true, the "informant" should be brought into public light and dealt with accordingly. And pay for Afromans door.
what if none of it was in the house at that particular time but it was actually happening?
The Biden Secret Service investigated and confirm AfroMan has never had cannabis in his home and their is no evidence he has ever smoked plants.
@@johndoe-ek6vlWhat if an unnamed informant said you were operating a child sex ring in your house. Same events that happened to Afroman, happened to you.
How receptive would you be to the "well, maybe it DID happen, but it just wasn't happening when the raid took place" argument? I'd guess that you would find it ridiculous, but I do not know you, so I can easily be wrong.
He should have insurance anyways I'm sure most rappers used to paying for new doors when they trash hotels and airBNB ....
there was no informant they wanted to
Had the "because i got high" song on cassette tape. I used to play that song nearly every day......I'm so glad I was born in the 90's.
I’m glad this made national news. People love Afroman I know even if he loses the cases his fans will always support his music. He seems a down to earth dude.
There is no way in hell the police will win…
The hippie lettuce flag shirt was cool AF !!!!
I'd smoke with Afroman. Dude wrote a peaceful protest song about cops wrecking his house. He's the epitome of chill.
Tip: He won't lose
@JxllyR0ger yup he slapped the hell out a woman who went on stage haha
The saddest part is knowing that Afroman just happens to be famous enough that we have heard about this case. We can bet there are countless other cases of unaccountable men, with guns coming with the full backing of our government to destroy peoples lives and property, that we are not hearing about. And, as the officer who sneered about getting compensation for the damage demonstrates, "It don't work like that.", they are quite smug about it.
You’re a thinking man. I commend you.
Regrettable indeed, 100% abuse, they just destroy your house because someone tell them that you´re a witch and they´re ready to burn you, totally unaceptable.
Democrat party uses the 3 letter agencies against Conservatives on a daily basis, just look at what they've been doing to Pres. Trump
Even if they lose, those Kops will still have that F the taxpayer grin 1st thing in the morning… y’all pay up now, rubes!
They had a legal right to do what they did. It's called a warrant, which is signed by a judge. Hilarious how ignorant people are about the law and how it works.
This does nothing but help afroman. They just revived his career.
I mean look at the 3 piece shirt, pants, chalice combo. Dude is still fresh as hell, even fresher
I didn't even here of this until now
@@Chudsicout of everything you could've complimented his clothes? not the gated estate, several cars, and the nice interior of his house?
@@cheetonation I mean look at the two-leg-having, eye-sight possessing, hair-on-head anointment combo! Dude is still fresh as hell, even fresher!
@@firstnext5482Love your comment
How dare the police have consequences for their actions!
When he said “they’re going through the same thing but don’t have the platform to get it out there”
I can relate to this so much!
Always film the police !!
I absolutely love this story. Afroman was brilliant to do that music video and expose those cops!
👏👏👏👏👏
Actually other people did it before him
@@CharlieNasty-cd5hu"other people" 😂
In Ohio you have the right to record law enforcement as long as you arent interfering with their job. They illegally disconnected his home security cameras.
Unconstitutional
Ahem... in AMERICA. 1st ammendment right.
I‘m not saying cops are right. But recording someone and distributing someones images are completely different issues. The cops complain about the distribution and not the recording itself.
@@Sch0field8no it is not we have the right to record any public official in there duties… if he used names and profited that is another issue but this isn’t it
@@42stekyes it is. And you just brought up a third issue. All of them are covered under different articles…
'24 I'm still bumpin AfroMan
Lada da da dadada
You just earned a NEW FAN Afroman not just for the music but the courage to post the blatant hypocrisy in the police force.
The AUDACITY of these police officers.
That's how it is when they work on the "Rules for thee, but not fo me" principal.
Police is garbage but just doing their job from higher authority but still a tyrant usless to society.
The audacity of those green walls! 🤢
Don't make a profit selling $75 t-shirts with other people's faces on it without their permission not to mention it being connected to your autograph. also don't post someone elses personal family photo with their kids in it, on your music videos talking about Fing their wife in the process
it's not audacity...
it's depravity. 🤬
THEY found NOTHING destroyed his property and stole money from him, and then they also disconnected his cameras
And ate his lemon pound cake
@@stripedassape8148 yeah because racial attacks of all kinds is what you find normally funny
@@geneharvey Would you like a slice of Mama's lemon poundcake!?
Are you the Adams county Sheriff's deputy?? That would explain a lot. Don't delete or edit your comment. Let everyone see.
Just think about how quick you are to jump into screaming "RACIST" over absolutely nothing. Ignoramus.
@@geneharveyno they literally ate his lemon pound cake you goofy
@@ixtc goofy, is your failed attempt at being witty about a racial attack?
The cops judge people harshly and they aren’t man enough to take the treatment by this man.
That has to be the most asinine lawsuit ever. You can’t sue police for anything even when they damage your property when they raid the wrong house or make a raid based of patently false information by a “confidential informant” but THEY can sue you because you make money to repair the damage THEY did… and to make fun of their stupidity.
Yes you can lol at least know what your talking about but I agree this is asinine lawsuit they have 0 case
Government corruption at the lowest levels. Cops are the muddy barrier between the poor and the elite. A buffer, if you will. Paid henchmen. Some are cool. Very few.
@@Dgafsrangeryou literally cannot sue an individual police officer for their actions as officers if the department backs them up. It's called qualified immunity. You have to sue the department if they claim it was within policy
@@LetsTalkAboutPrepping Nobody is suing the police. The police are suing Afroman. rewatch the video.
This is a nuisance suit. They don't intend to win the case, they were hoping he would just settle instead of take it to court. Because it would have been substantially cheaper to comply and pay the extortion rather than fight it in court. Now you know why anyone can sue anyone for any reason in America. It's for strategic suits. This should be an anti-SLAPP issue, hands down. He has a first amendment right not only to voice his dissent, but to record and show the recording of the police in their official capacity.
Insane. They break into his house and then think they own the rights to his security cameras?
Get lost, he was swatted! What do you expect the police to do if they get a report of someone captive in a basement. Just assume that there's nothing because he's a rapper? Y'all sooooo out of touch with LEO 😬
@@alrightyru they're supposed to have evidence for a warrant. they aren't supposed to take any random anonymous tip. in fact police have been sued for "swatting" based on a phone call without any other evidence.
Gotta love the bs mentality of cops
@@alrightyruYou lying
It shows you that they think they're above the law!!!
He owns those images. He is the videographer/photographer. They also entered his private house and they were in their public official duties so there was no expectation of privacy.
Yup and he could sue them for defamation of character
In addition, I doubt the cameras were hidden so they knew they were being recorded.
@@Uriah625 they did know, they tried disconnecting.
Correct sir! He needs to counter sue
Thay dident sign now waiver to not be filmed when thay went in :p
The officers got killed by a disstrack, but then i got high sheeeesh
Imagine making up an "informant" and then using that as the basis for the warrant only to raid and destroy a place to find none of it.
You remember Kopbusters? The stuff Barry Cooper exposed was insane, look what they were able to do to shut him up.
I wonder if that “informant” is gonna show up at court with the officer’s 😂
And the judge who signed the warrant needs to be fired and charged.
Strong community to support him! Nice to see everyone coming together to help another HUMAN
Why capitalize human? You do realize your actually do the opposite of what you intend, right?
@@Mr-my8kx Honestly I see it as the opposite, if they specified "black man" it would make it sound like they were only supporting him BECAUSE he's black. As humans, we all need to support each other and in cases like these, help them fix their doors when those responsible won't
They break into his house on made up kidnapping charges and are mad at what this did to THEIR reputation, ridiculous!
Cops only care about themselves. Also, abusing their wives (number one occupation on domestic abuse in their own homes). Let that sink in.
And…I’m still LAUGHING 😂 😅…at these idiots 😮
6:05 - officers job is to honor their oath. Following orders is Gestapo and NOT DOING their job!
"WHY YOU DISCONNECTING MY VIDEO CAMERA!" God I love that line
Lemon pound cake he wanna put down his glock
@@sd8484best part! 😂😂 Gonna be stuck in my head now lol
@baazbana Don't you mean collect some "evidence"?
Gotta get vandalproof cameras
Instead of responding with violence he did so with art. He should be commended. There’s a fair middle ground solution to be found here.
Middle ground? I don't see a middle ground here at all. The cops are just wrong, the end.
He was going to respond with violence but he got high.
@@bimapringgo😂😂😂😂
Had he responded with violence nobody would have blamed him, they violated him.
@@bimapringgo He was gonna get up and find his Glock, but then he got high.
Now his gate is broken, AND I KNOW WHY!
I’m so happy ABC news ran this story. I’ve heard about it months ago but for it to come back up is awesome. I also bet the sheriffs office was pissed to see another story bringing this back. The whole idea of expecting privacy in someone else’s home is crazy too.
it's being brought up because they're suing, so i think they're aware, lol.
It’s May of 2024 and I haven’t seen any kind of new updates?
he beat the case!!
Qualified immunity and freedom to silence critics through the courts-what a life. Also, that Afro is on POINT.
Wtf how is that legal? Afroman about to go full Taylor Swift mode on them now.
Revelations 2:10
Do not fear, The devil is gonna lock some of you in prison to test you 🔥
@@sydneemiller6091Satan loves us. God is full of hate and wrath. Read the bible for once in your life and see the horrible things that he has done to us for his personal amusement.
@@sydneemiller6091Take your fear mongering religion and shove it where the sun don't shine with your dumbass doomsday revelations.
@@sydneemiller6091If god were real, doesn’t he make it very clear that he’s the judge and not your annoying ass?
@@sydneemiller6091 your imaginary friend is not real.
How can you have "reasonable expectation of privacy" as a public official conducting official business?
Apparently homeowners in America have no expectation of privacy, if somebody tells them you are growing weed they can just kick down the door with guns and kill your dog.
You don't, that lawyer was just spewing bs nothingburgers. I cringed when she said that.
They are public officials. People can show them on social media all they want.
this is a Great Point.
ON the man private property too
You go Afro Man! First I have heard of you and you have my vote!🎉😂
The level of insanity behind this is next level, the police could literally do nothing worse to damage their reputation and embarrassed themselves than a child like greedy money grab lawsuit like they're doing. I truly hope this goes to trial and they are forced to disclose uncomfortable amounts of information. I fully support LE but this is shameful!
if youve been following this story you can already see how much they embarrassed themselves, they continually do things that are pathetic. i really recommend looking into it, they are literally holding a grudge against him and are in a battle with him over nothing.
This is like a handicapped burglar suing a McDonalds because they didn't have a wheelchair accessible ramp for him to escape on.
@@attemptedunkindness3632this is like those cases of armed robbers suing the property owner after they get shot.
they have to recoup from the bogus search 😆
childlike?
Thats adult?
Immature, yes, but its not childlike
The fact that they filed the case is newsworthy, which gets the video and the music video played even more.
there's even a term for it: streisand effect
Lemon Pound Cake
This whole dilemma is hilarious. He is going to make millions.🍺😂
Because everybody's wondering if you're such a whiny little baby what the hell are you doing being a cop😂
Cops going to sue the news now. 😅
Thanks for bringing this to light, ABC. The lawsuit is pathetic display of being monumentally butt hurt. Afroman has every right to show what these guys did on HIS property.
Not only were they on his property, but also paid by his tax dollars. 🤡🌎
And they have every right to sue his black azz. This is America! 🇺🇸😀
they don't even have the right to sue as private individuals they were literally ON THE JOB
@@dennismoose2152
Are you black?
You sound black.
You must be black of colored.
@@ObeseCaligula ^^^^ When you find the loser racist hiding behind a fake 9 month old account. 😂😂😂
He should counter-sue the police officers.☺️
I find that repulsive & disturbing how police & criminals just decide one day to break into your domain. And they somehow find a way to justify it.
Not only justify it, but sue you for publicly displaying their actions.
2nd amendment was made for a reason
Police *are* Criminals. Don't kid yourself.
Police are criminals…
@@PrinceTaewhat does the second amendment have to do with the? Are you suggesting shooting the cops would have been more productive?
Dude is a legend. Solidified his legacy with that video with the cops. 😂
They tear down his door, raid his house, and find nothing and they are embarrassed? When the cops raid an innocent house that is embarrassing to the member since he has to face his neighbors.
But...they should be embarrassed for acting on bad information.
This should never happen. Military tactics need to end on the public. Unless they have really done their homework and know there is an actual threat that calls for this kind of action. The people that asked for the warrant are in a position they do not need to be in at all. They need to go work at the dollar store.
In their minds, he owes it to them to be "gracious", but instead he's being "uppity"
Revelations 2:10
Do not fear 🔥 The devil is gonna put some of you in prison to test you 💥
@@johnnyvt9 Isaiah 34:2
God is angry at all nations, God will destroy all there military’s 🔥
Yall talking about the cops, give Afroman his respect he literally put crooked cops in their place, that's what I'm talking about. He outsmarted a whole department.
Peter Tosh and Bob Marley would be proud
for myself, it boils down to one thing: *what expectation of privacy can the police reasonably expect when raiding someones home??*
especially when they can see he has his own home security system in place
And disabled it intentionally, that's in his songs.
they get none once they breach that door
Police are not reasonable or prudent though.
@kevinz.9785 the part where the sheriff stared at the cake cracked me up 😂😂😂
thats why they tried to disable it.
The nerves on those "cops", the humiliation and mental distress is from the guy whom they wrongfully raided and wouldn't even apologize to!🤡🤡
They feel angst and humiliation because they are wrong on so many levels! Morons. They were probably given the go ahead by some desk jokey superior looking to make a name for himself. Boom, Afro Man roasted them! Lol
THey are a bunch of clowns. I am big and fat like that sheriff. I sent AfroMan a note and told him I would be glad to play the sheriff or judge in his future videos ha ha ha. I could pull it off. Seriously I would like to see him get into local or state politics and put a damper on the BS going on down there.
These cops need a violent reckoning
The nerves on those -"cops"- criminals. - fixed it
@@AlecB-ro1tt - ha ha ha ha ha
I must admit I'm impressed Afroman looks like he keeps his home pretty damn clean. Bed made and everything. Garage even...clean AF. Goals.
Yeah he's old school. It was satisfying seeing that
@@sec0ndton0ne408 So cleanliness and hygiene is old school now, since when?? Does that mean filth and living like a pig is the new modern norm? It's disgusting to live nasty.
Why are his walls green though
@@Hannah-y2z think in the song he said it.
🔈🎶I was cleaning my room the other day, but then I got high.
I was picking up all that crap on the floor, till I got high….
Now my walls are painted green and I know why, yea yeaaa,
because I got high, because I got because I got high 🎵🎵🎵 😂😂😂
@@Hannah-y2zYes. Can’t believe more people aren’t talking about that. I got nauseous just looking at them. 🤢
YOU CAN SEE THAT COP WANTED A PIECE OF THAT LEMON POUND CAKE... LOL
Very sad to see how people in power is not accountable for mistakes or abuse!
This is bad now ... wait and see if the 2024 election goes badly, it won't be just Black ppl being raided, it'll be everyone who's not a hardcore MAGA and even a few of those who aren't "loyal enough".
Facts
@adcoxrobert3786 Noo! like local police departments
@adcoxrobert3786bro is a sheep 🐑 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well seeing as we put those people in power thru democracy, it's the people's fault for not voting for the right people in power.
The way they stormed his house like he was some sort of terrorist is both hilarious and absolutely terrifying…
For real, I feel like there's a good chance they would of killed him if he was home.
I'm sure they just wanted to confiscate money and under report what they stole. Mr Afroman's video footage and their lawsuit reveal their poor character. No wonder nobody likes cops. Crooked, dirty, jack boot thug pigs. Sorry, but that is the mentality that is required to sign up for the job. Thank you for exposing the former playground bullies all grown up (or not so much grown u,p, but just older).
@@kevinh1245would of?
No, they couldn't fix their shoes. They were overweight, barely moving, few brain cells left.
You do realise the video is heavily edited right. Whole video unedited would be interesting to watch. Not sure Afroman is anywhere as innocent as claimed.
Imagine that. First they raid your home and then wanna sue because you caught them on camera and used it in a music video. What has this world come to.
Hehe although maybe release waivers are a good idea. Still it was in his home.
Hilarious. Obviously the butthurt cops are going to lose.
Boomer laws. Old people consistently ruining this country. They just won’t die out fast enough.
@@pearpoThey were in his private domain where he’s allowed to have cameras oh hisssss property. They illegally came onto his property with false information and damaging his property! Finding nothing! What if his kids were in the house? They would probably all be dead! That was the intent! To kill!
If anything I think the informant should be the one to fork the bill and be blamed for this whole ordeal, complete waste of police resources. Hope Afroman comes out on top of this.
You can't sue the police, but they can sue you??? Wtf. This could happen to almost any one of us
People sue the city all the time for bad police actions.
you can sue anyone you want.
Thing is you can sue…
@@suspiciousactivity4266e means you can't sue specific police officers( for actions on the job). You have to sue the city instead, but they're allowed to sue a fellow citizen
@@handsanitizer2457 pretty sure they all collectively sued him
They desttroyed his house, stole money from him, and now they have the audacity to sue him? These pigs are out of hand
They made a mistake by raiding his home for no reason. Found nothing. All he asked was for his door to be repaired and now they wanna sue him. What nerve and ego these "officer's" have wow.
They found cake in the kitchen n ate sum....
If officers can sue individually, why can’t we sue officers individually?