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The rap video "Hands Up!" featuring rappers Maino and Uncle Murda has gone viral, but it's the videos message that has many people up in arms. The video basically encourages people to kill police officers in retribution to what happened to Michael Brown and Eric Garner. The video portrays the recurring image of an actor dressed as a police officer with two guns pointed at his head, and some of the lyrics even encourage that type of behavior.
"For Mike Brown and Sean Bell, a cop gotta be killed," the song says.
Rap lyrics are oftentimes anti-law enforcement, but many are enraged by the video actually encouraging people to go about shooting an officer.
When asked about the video's message, residents of one Bronx neighborhood were torn. "I don't agree with people in the streets saying they should shoot cops, there is still good cops out there," one man on the street commented. "If we were on the other side of the gun it would be a problem. I just feel like there's no justice involved," another added.
http://www.my9nj.com/story/27639740/rap-video-under-fire-for-encouraging-cop-killing
Disgusting.
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)They could have policed themselves at any time. They didn't, they did the opposite.
_Blue_
(106 posts)Those instances need to be addressed. Lately they've not been.
The proper remedy isn't advocating murdering the police (some protests have chanted "What do we want? Dead Cops!" in recent days). And now we have people on forums advocating, or at the very least minimizing, the murder of police officers.
This makes the situation better, not worse. More civilians will die because of this, as will more police.
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)_Blue_
(106 posts)Still disgusting to advocate murder of anyone.
Skittles
(152,965 posts)and yes, it is disgusting indeed
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)I don't think you will change the mind of the person who thinks that the makers of the "a cop gotta be killed" video deserve to "make a wad". But thanks for trying.
I'm not used to fellow Democrats being so viscous.
Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Iggo
(47,489 posts)840high
(17,196 posts)Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)Welcome, I think that is sick and thanks for calling that out. We are better that that.
ecstatic
(32,567 posts)Thanks in advance.
Response to ecstatic (Reply #8)
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_Blue_
(106 posts)ecstatic
(32,567 posts)what's being said. There's no way a crowd of that size would be saying that. Just common sense, IMO.
_Blue_
(106 posts)ecstatic
(32,567 posts)myself, it appears to have originated on right wing sites and doesn't pass the smell test. Had it been one or two shouting that, or even up to 10 people, maybe. But hundreds of people aren't dumb or hateful enough to yell something like that, and only a racist would think it possible. Just like the reports of Katrina victims shooting at helicopters. Some people will believe anything. Smh
_Blue_
(106 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)_Blue_
(106 posts)Designed to sabotage the protest movement. Here in this thread, a poster is suggesting that the audio / video recording of the protesters chanting "What do we want? Dead Cops! When do we want them? Now!" was a fake.
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)_Blue_
(106 posts)The burden of proof is on those suggesting it isn't real, when all indicators are that it is.
ecstatic
(32,567 posts)No alternate angles or closeups of their mouths. No different than the breathless reporting of protesters who threw urine at the police in MO. By the way, when did they have time to pee in the bottles? I'm sure that's on film too, right? Like I said, all common sense is suspended when it comes to reporting the actions of non-whites. Smh
Raine1967
(11,589 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Much as when a local Fox affiliate doctored audio to better make the same claim you are? It too was "widely reported" for all the validity that may offer...
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/22/1353665/--Go-Kill-a-Cop-chant-a-Fake-Duplicitous-Editing-Job-by-Fox-Affiliate#
Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)Looks like Bush giving us the finger.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)I had not considered that.
Something isn't passing the smell test.
_Blue_
(106 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,361 posts)_Blue_
(106 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)I imagine a particular bias compels one to see conspiracy when others simply see an aporetic video.
salin
(48,954 posts)altered video of a protest and read false words on air as to what the protesters were saying?
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/fox-affiliate-apologizes-editing-innocent-protesters-sound-bloodthirsty-cop
That sort of incident gives rise to skepticism.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)People get wound up in emotion in demos.
Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)ecstatic
(32,567 posts)The "we want cops dead" audio isn't credible because it attempts to make it sound like hundreds are chanting the same thing.
Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)I'm concerned.
Oh and yes the audio is credible. At the end can you hear the breaking glass? Very chilling.
ecstatic
(32,567 posts)who got a couple of people to chime in. But if it makes you feel better to paint the entire anti police brutality movement in that light, go ahead.
Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)The police were doing their job and they were killed for it. That bothers me a lot because they are the good guys. Those fucks - breaking the law - not good guys.
Iggo
(47,489 posts)Thanks.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)http://m.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/13-year-old-son-slain-nypd-rafael-ramos-mourns-father-article-1.2052450
sarisataka
(18,220 posts)If the theory is cops are shooting because they are fearful how will it improve by making them more fearful.
This video is as bad as the 'wartime' police statement.
JonLP24
(29,322 posts)Response to Nye Bevan (Original post)
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Boudica the Lyoness
(2,899 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)From 1992 - by Body Count
"Cop Killer"
Cop killer, yeah!
I got my black shirt on
I got my black gloves on
I got my ski mask on
This shit's been too long
I got my twelve gauge sawed off
I got my headlights turned off
I'm 'bout to bust some shots off
I'm 'bout to dust some cops off
I'm a cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality!
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving
(Fuck 'em!)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, ha ha
I got my brain on hype
Tonight'll be your night
I got this long-assed knife
And your neck looks just right
My adrenaline's pumpin'
I got my stereo bumpin'
I'm 'bout to kill me somethin'
A pig stopped me for nuthin'!
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality!
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving
(Fuck her!)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, yeah!
Die, die, die, pig, die!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Yeah!
Cop killer, better you than me.
I'm a COP KILLER, fuck police brutality!
Cop killer, I know your family's grieving
(Fuck 'em!)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even, ha ha ha ha, yeah!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Fuck the police!
Break it down
Fuck the police, yeah!
Fuck the police, for Darryl Gates
Fuck the police, for Rodney King
Fuck the police, for my dead homies
Fuck the police, for your freedom
Fuck the police, don't be a pussy
Fuck the police, have some muthafuckin' courage
Fuck the police, sing along
Cop killer!
Cop killer!
Cop killer!
Cop killer!
Cop killer! Whaddyou wanna be when you grow up?
Cop killer! Good choice
Cop killer! I'm a muthafuckin'
Cop killer!
Cop killer, better you than me
Cop killer, fuck police brutality!
Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving
(Fuck her!)
Cop killer, but tonight we get even!
Throd
(7,208 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)It does seem like a cheap knock off when you hear those two though - back to back.
Throd
(7,208 posts)Just for Fun
(149 posts)He's an excellent actor in L&O-SVU
And he's a great advocate for cannabis, even though he doesn't smoke it himself.
He was an actual pimp too in his early days..
So he actually knows what he was talking about back then. Even with Cop Killer was controversial, but it didn't stop Ice-T from doing anything he wanted to do, and he made himself, and I have to give props to him.
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)as violent actions. Like, for instance, cops killing people under dubious circumstances.
Rex
(65,616 posts)I don't agree with the rap lyrics, but for law enforcement to pretend this song came out of the Void...is arrogance at it's finest. When you kill innocent people and face no charges - people get mad. It is the way the human brain works. See an injustice, get blamed for causing the injustice, get madder.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)People are fed up and have ahead enough.
This song/video is a venting of anger, not unlike burning a cop car or other buildings. You can't judge or deny their anger.
That is a whole works away from killing anyone. You seem to be trying to connect an entire race and movement with the senseless killings of one deranged person.
JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)Just worry about your own Nye - we'll worry about us. You've got enough problems just with spousal abuse alone in the white community -
Take care of that first and worry about everything else later.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)And serial killers.
maced666
(771 posts)This isn't 1970. Things have changed. And not for the better.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,683 posts)Think - The Burning Bed! It seems like a much bigger issue than corn rows, butt implants, and violent black youths killing each other.
I know, I know, I know - I'm a drag.
IVoteDFL
(417 posts)And cry babies are throwing a fit about a song?
jwirr
(39,215 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 30, 2014, 04:16 PM - Edit history (1)
aren't there a lot of rwers calling for the killing of the president? Media people? Aren't there also some preachers calling for the killing of people they do not like? Were is the outrage on that.
It should all quit.
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)I tried Googling but couldn't find it.