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There
are
two
things
Afroman
can’t
stand:
wack
rappers
and
having
his
house
raided
by
the
police
in
search
of
kidnapping
victims
and
drugs.
The
latter
happened
back
in
2022
and
was
“highly
destructive,
intrusive,
and
ultimately
fruitless.”
You
could
imagine
that
it
was
also
psychologically
jarring
—
not
only
did
the
officers
smash
down
Afroman’s
door,
they
had
their
guns
drawn
while
doing
so.
But
the
suit
for
damages
and
emotional
distress
didn’t
come
from
Afroman.
Prior
to
having
his
civil
liberties
disrupted,
Afroman
was
known
for
being
a
goofy
musician.
Like
many
artists
before
him,
Afroman
turned
his
trauma
into
art
and
released
a
song
and
music
video
that
publicized
and
mocked
the
botched
raid
on
his
home.
He
used
video
of
the
bumbling
officers
that
raided
his
home
in
the
music
video,
hoping
that
the
money
made
would
let
him
recoup
the
costs
of
their
property
damage:
In
it
he
poses
very
reasonable
questions
like
“Is
there
a
thousand
pounds
of
weed
in
my
suit
pockets?”
and
“Any
kidnapping
victims
inside
my
CD
[cases]?”
and
“Why
are
you
stealing
my
money?”
And
while
it
is
hard
to
see
in
full
—
for
obvious
reasons
—
the
video
also
shows
the
sheriffs
disconnecting
his
cameras
during
the
raid.
Turning
off
your
own
body
cam
is
bad
enough,
but
turning
off
the
house’s?!
They
claim
that
the
music
video
that
shows
what
they
did
defamed
them.
And
if
you
think
that
was
ridiculous
(it
is),
wait
until
you
read
about
the
trial.
New
York
Post
has
coverage:
A
patriotically
dressed
Afroman
clashed
with
Ohio
law
enforcement
Tuesday
—
leaving
one
deputy
in
tears
as
he
took
the
stand
in
his
bizarre
civil
trial
accusing
him
of
defamation
over
his
2022
music
video
“Lemon
Pound
Cake.”The
51-year-old
“Because
I
Got
High”
rapper,
whose
real
name
is
Joseph
Foreman,
is
being
sued
by
the
Adams
County
Sheriff’s
Office
over
a
raid
at
his
home
in
August
2022
that
resulted
in
no
criminal
charges.The
iconic
artist
wrote
the
song
“Lemon
Pound
Cake”
with
an
accompanying
music
video
of
actual
footage
of
the
raid
taken
from
his
home
surveillance,
which
he
hoped
would
raise
money
for
damages
stemming
from
the
fruitless
search.“All
of
this
is
their
fault,”
Foreman,
clad
in
his
signature
coif,
a
red,
white
and
blue
suit
and
matching
sunglasses,
testified
Tuesday[.]
You
can
watch
the
video
below:
I
know
I
just
said
you
can
watch
the
video,
but
you
really
should.
It
really
ramps
up
the
absurdity
of
all
that
follows,
especially
once
you
get
to
the
closing
argument
footage.
He
used
the
names
of
the
sheriffs
that
raided
his
home,
destroyed
his
property,
and
found
nothing
in
the
songs
he
made
to
raise
money
to
cover
the
costs
of
said
raid.
Doing
so
is
obviously
protected
by
the
First
Amendment;
why
in
the
hell
would
the
Founders
want
to
create
protections
from
tyranny
but
carve
out
an
exception
that
doesn’t
let
you
name
your
tyranny-doers?
But
I
guess
the
Constitution
falls
to
the
wayside
when
government
employees’
feelings
get
hurt:
The
sheriff’s
lawyer
wants
the
jury
to
believe
that
those
tears,
along
with
being
mocked
for
breaking
into
a
man’s
home,
terrorizing
his
kids,
and
finding
nothing
means
that
Afroman
needs
to
pay
them
around
$4M:
Aggressors
getting
their
feelings
hurt
and
suing
their
victims
for
telling
people
what
happened
is
a
maddening
thing
to
see.
This
isn’t
far
off
from
a
jury
deciding
that
a
mother
needs
to
pay
$3.2m
to
one
of
the
bullies
that
made
her
son
drink
piss
mixed
with
apple
juice
because
the
bully’s
feelings
got
hurt.
Let’s
hope
the
jury
has
enough
sense
to
not
make
Afroman
suffer
another
time.
Afroman
Clashes
With
Cops
In
Court
—
As
One
Officer
Left
In
Tears
Over
Music
Video
About
Failed
2022
Police
Raid
[New
York
Post]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boat
builder
who
is
learning
to
swim
and
is
interested
in
rhetoric,
Spinozists
and
humor.
Getting
back
in
to
cycling
wouldn’t
hurt
either.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.