[Citizen Zed]

What Sharpton does is worse.

[Ackackadack]

Works for me.

[dayglored]

> What Sharpton does is worse.

Much as I despise thug rap, and believe that the rapper did indirectly benefit from the crimes committed by the gang, I have a problem with this sort of prosecutorial connection. It's a slippery slope.

For example, it's illegal to walk up to a foreigner from a country some of whose citizens are terrorists, and kick that person in the ass. It's assault.

Then, should a popular country singer, who sang a song about shoving his all-American boot up the foreign country's citizen's ass, be charged with assault along with the actual perp?

How close does it have to come, before we find it is turned against us?

Prosecute the rapper for being a gang member. But don't prosecute him for his (alleged) music, however disgusting and inflammatory it is.

[TigersEye]

Is the TEA Party considered a gang in Kalifornia?

[dayglored]

Oops, forgot to add: Yes, what Sharpton does is considerably worse.

[JennysCool]

“Intent to Commit Bad Amateur Rap” should be a felony right out of the gate.

[South40]

I’d say “Tiny Doo” is in deep doo doo.

[TChad]

“if you are a documented gang member, and you benefit from or promote the activities of the gang, you can be held responsible for crimes the gang commits.”

That sounds like it could be easily abused by an unethical prosecutor.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

What were the lyrics in question? If he was "rapping" along the lines of "yo yo go busta' mad cap on that foo' named Lil' Swag Dawg," and mr. Dawg was duly gunned down, I can see charging him. But if he was just "rapping" in general about gang activity, how can he possibly be charged?

If that's how it works, are they going to charge every Hollywood film producer who has portrayed gang activity in a movie?

[SaraJohnson]

This is what they used to go after the leader of the KKK who incited racial violence.

They should apply the law equally and go after all the big mouths who urged violence against whites and police officers as a result of the Martin and Brown cases. Enough of the loony left is enough.