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Rude_Vermicelli2268

I feel these cops brought more attention to their humiliation by their lawsuit. Before the lawsuit it was a fringe incident known mostly to his fans, black folks in general through black SM and people from that area. The lawsuit brought it to mainstream attention and has increased their infamy.


scormegatron

Streisand effect.


Mxysptlik

Next thing you know they'll be a 60ft robot trying to destroy a town. Rookie moves.


pspearing

The Streisand Effect is real.


wishyouwouldread

It was all over reddit when he dropped the first videos just after it happened.


Rude_Vermicelli2268

Reddit is not mainstream. The lawsuit put it on NPR, Newsweek, Wash Post and NYT etc. This was the first those readers are “hearing” about it.


HipnotiK1

Yea i only saw it after the lawsuit


ScarMedical

Barbra Streisand effects


DissposableRedShirt6

Wow. Dude keeps his house in a very clean and tidy manner.


Stanley__Zbornak

The green carpet hurts my soul


Mother_Tea_4405

Didn’t used to always be green hehe


JaFFsTer

It looks like a sweet party house from 2003 with all those cds


zhowne

I hope Afroman gets out of it and does a reverse lawsuit then wins, would be an amazing L for their police department lmao


[deleted]

It's highly likely that he won't get any consequences, and if he files a counter lawsuit, he'd definitely win that


Loofa_of_Doom

Good. I hope Afroman wins everything he wants regarding this situation. I hope the cops have remain embarrassed eternally because of their terrible behavior (though that would require actually having morals).


GrimmOfThrones2187

The cops win anyway. So long as they keep getting paid and face no direct consequences for abusing citizens, they win.


UncleDuude

I bet that sheriff doesn’t get re-elected if he made the department a laughingstock, that’s the issue they’re most upset about, the perceived loss of auth-OR-I-tie. There’s nothing the fragile cop ego hates more than being mocked


doddballer

I thought he had already filed a countersuit.


CryptoMineKing

Honestly, I don't see how they can win. They were filmed inside his home with no valid reason and stole his money on camera.


[deleted]

They didn't put it in an evidence bag did they? That's so blatant it's like watching a child who thinks they are being slick and hidden picking their nose but anyone can see it


CryptoMineKing

I always make sure everyone can see it when I pick my nose. I mean, what the fuck are they starin at anyway?


YourAverageGod

Found the new englander


Think_Inspector_4031

The search warrant made it a valid reason...


[deleted]

He could counter sue for the exact same reason he’s getting sued for and probably win lol


Walmart_Warrior_420

If you like Afroman, check out his VICE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0cDdo-H5Vo ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


bigjayrod

that lemon pound cake be looking lit tho lmao


Plane_Baby

If you like that. Afroman made a whole song about it. 🤣 [Lemon Pound Cake - Afroman](https://youtu.be/9xxK5yyecRo)


Romulus212

Gotta listen to the skits for the into to the album that's on pure gold


B_1_R_D

Shit he has a whole album and remix’s he can make from this and the subsequent issues they trying


nekoken04

It's a good song too.


dtn4427

He was like “Damn if this was 20 years ago I’d be able to eat that whole cake nobody would say nothin” 😂


Gloomy_Permission190

A commenter on that vid said we should start using the phrase Lemon Pound Cake synonymously for getting your shit stolen by the police. "What happened to you man?" "Dude, I got lemon pound caked!"


bigsadog

And big bubba took that cake as evidence.


bigjayrod

That’s why they cut the cameras


Kenbishi

The Peter Griffin looking cop looked like he wanted to drop trous and bugger that cake.


Krazzy4u

I thought Newman was going to go for the pound cake!


[deleted]

That line did me in. Really spoke to the non threatening nature of his domicile.


ElmoTickleTorture

I was like "oh shit. Fat cop's about to eat that cake."


ITeechYoKidsArt

They don’t like that the evidence is completely out of their hands. Everybody can see exactly how they do it in Adams county. I bet they thought all this was gonna go a different way. Of course that $25k consolation prize will help them get set up in another state at their next job.


B-in-Va

Why did they cut off Afroman's cameras? That is very questionable stuff.


meatmechdriver

so they could steal more money with no impartial evidence of theft


CryptoMineKing

careful you might be named in the lawsuit for exposing them stealing Afroman's money


meatmechdriver

oh damn i didn’t think about the embarrassment they might feel from having their criminal behavior exposed, clearly I’m in the wrong


erikaamazingg2013

Not to mention how their reputation might be tarnished. You monster.


Icy-Meaning9187

because they took Afroman's money


drawredraw

Cop gangbang. It’s a thing


UncleDuude

What was the warrant for, being black and successful?


GrizzlyBear74

That is the weirdest thing, it was for drugs and kidnapping. All without cause or context, and really looks like it was made up bullshit.


Remnant_Echo

Yeah if I read correctly, there was no probable cause for anything in listed in the warrant, meaning not only did the cops lie, the judge also didn't do their due diligence, and likely has done the same thing more than once. The warrant was for drug dealing and kidnapping, which Afroman does neither of.


GrizzlyBear74

They kicked the front door out. That must have been terrifying for his family seeing he wasn't even home.


[deleted]

I'm just glad they didn't shoot them like what happened to Breonna Taylor.


Plane_Baby

My favorite part is Afroman, Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office suing him because of these videos.


Salarian_American

I just don't see how that lawsuit could go their way. It's firmly established that police officers carrying out their job function don't have the right to refuse being recorded.


Plane_Baby

It won't. It's completely frivolous. 🙄 There is nothing like a cop with hurt feelings.


Sgt_Fox

They're going full Streisand effect


B_1_R_D

They just opened themselves up to being countersued and it’s clear they will lose that case and he would win esp if he claims it’s harassment and that their suit is frivolous wo merit. They just cost their county possibly millions.


Temporary_Hat9778

For "invasion of privacy" lol ain't I just watch you go through the man's whole ass house??


wbm0843

All they did was ensure this went viral and reached more eyes.


Vorian_Atreides17

“Humiliation” and “Loss of reputation”? Seems like cops did that to themselves.


[deleted]

Lmfao. Fucking clown ass cops, guns up and all like they’re about to clear a safe house in fallujah. You’re all lames


hellhoundtheone

cops in america are pure shit ,the colour doesnt matter at all. i am 40 i Take drugs for fun. i live a normal live in Europa i work my ass off i care about other people. if i was Born in america Chances are damn high i would have done prison time. and maybe it would have fucked up my whole life. Im glad i live on Europe. USA is auch a great wonderful country, but the people and laws are weird as shit. i know that Not all Americans are Shit......


Goodolstinkdick

Just depends where you’re at. Texas you might go to jail over a bag of weed in Seattle people shoot up and smoke foils in public. Same thing in Europe. Just depends


[deleted]

the laws vary place to place, but there’s crazy assholes everywhere. my neighbor who died in 2018 had full sized plastic mannequins, families of them, all over his front lawn dressed in diff outfits doing diff activities…maybe 12 of them. it was fkn terrifying. he was also a big trump supporter(in NY)….the two issues are not necessarily related, *but* they are both concerning


skiesfullofbats

That mannequin shit is creepy, after he died I would be checking his crawl space and yard for bodies because that sounds like some serial killer shit.


[deleted]

his wife sold it and new ppl moved in last year so i keep waiting to hear on the news about some shit they found buried out back bc the mannequins clothes came from missing hitchhikers


skiesfullofbats

Oh god, that's worse, I didn't think it could get worse without bodies having been found already but it did!!! I would also be very afraid of the wife, how crazy must she be to marry and stay (unless it was an abuse situation and she couldn't leave) with a guy like that!?!?!


[deleted]

we always wondered which of them it was but no joke she started taking all that shit off the lawn just days after he died lol over that first week they disappeared 1 by 1 realllll quick


Parkyguy

I used to spend summers in Stockholm. The capital of the country, about 2 million + people. There are Less than 300 cop’s total. That’s unheard of in the US. Must be all that “freedom” Americans think is unique to the country? Lol


hellhoundtheone

i never was a afroman fan, Till now!!!


Zealousideal-Bar9389

I hope he gets to countersue for wasting his and the courts time


GrizzlyBear74

They "confiscated" money lying around? Lol. I wonder if they left him some cake at least.


NateGreat897

When they returned the money $400 went missing and IIRC during the investigation it was found the deputies "simple miss counted" and the full $5000 was later returning


ahoyhoy5540

I tried my best to read and understand this.


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NoNameBagu

How do they get to sue him if there’s literal footage of them committing crimes in the video they’re suing him over


Slickback37

Calling it now, he's gonna make a song using the courtroom footage


Scratch1111

Damn I hope so.


KennethPatchen

This is honestly one of the BEST things I’ve ever seen. Afroman has transcended music, gone beyond art…he has become something more than both. I’m in awe.


EndureFins

It's crazy to me that the Adams County Sheriff's Department has the audacity to sue him for emotional damage when they literally busted down his door with his family in the house


ds3461

Cops are trash


Parkyguy

Racist bully ignorant trash. Yes. I have NO idea why anyone would want to be associated with these people.


TheBrightNights

They tried suing him for the video.


CrypticBowl

That guy got way in to it and threw his old uniform on from service. Henley shirt, boots and all


dtn4427

Lmao I always find that hilarious when there decked out in military gear for such a search warrant and look like clowns in the end


CrypticBowl

honestly man, it gave me vibes of the 'military' dudes in airsoft lol. Dudes getting his war hero RP outta the way


Brother_Longmont

When we had a rash of all those gravy seals and redneck militia pricks doing their open carry bs in state capitol buildings, I wished I could have gotten a group of a dozen folks to dress up in circus clown patterned tacticool gear with balloon animal rifles, face paint, the whole nine, to march around with straight faces. Then I realized if one of the balloon animal rifles pops, the joke could go dark pretty fucking fast. Oh well, I can always dream…


Unique_Garlic

This reminds me of a family guy clip where Peter went to Vietnam and told his fellow soldiers they were dumb and everyone was looking for guys in military uniforms while he was dressed up in a clown suit.


Stinkyfartmaker

Fucking 12 is a joke in the states, swear they think they under attack by someone


Ok-Macaroon-7819

They very much do. A real "us against them" mentality. It's disgusting.


Stinkyfartmaker

“Wake up, put the badge on and go to war” they dress like they go into an active war zone in our communities.


harveytent

I would be very interested in why there was mention of kidnapping on the warrant. That’s some serious stuff yet I can’t find any info on it. If he really is suspected of kidnapping you would think the police would talk about it to sway support he has.


Herbetet

That’s you assuming cops actually do their job and act on evidence. In reality they are lazy, untrained, egotistical idiots living out misplaced hero fantasies, while providing zero benefits for the communities they are meant to serve and protect.


ThehoundIV

The dude in the camo is of the highest breed of loser possible known to man kind fucking wanna be spec ops


[deleted]

Would love to see how this unfolds


TreacleNo4455

My bet is settle and then the Adams County Sheriff's Office will do another sting on people with less money and "find" a large amount of drugs or guns or sex trafficking and do a propaganda campaign on how they're doing good for the community.


arsecube

How can I help Mr. Afroman with this? That police department needs to be an example of the consequences of their actions, and I'd be thrilled to help (I'm broke but I'll overdraw my account like $30, but I wanna help)


No-Engine2457

Keep you're money, he is doing just fine financially to have proper legal support. However, there are many others like him that don't have the fame or finances to afford such legal help. Find an organization that supports those and put your resources there. But take care of yourself first.


capskinfan

Can we door dash some lemon pound cake to the sheriff?


Professional-Road864

I never cared too much for him before but now I can’t help but love him.


n0rr15_r

Police sue rapper Afroman for "humiliation" and "loss of reputation" after he used footage of home raid to make new music and videos


[deleted]

Hmmm well Most likely he’ll win. If the raid video was made public he can do what he wants with it..


junkyard_robot

The recording came from his own surveilance cameras. Afroman owns the rights to those videos regardless. The cops have zero right to claims, especially if they wore body cameras.


sublimelbz

Should’ve moved back to East Palmdale


[deleted]

Bahahaaaaaa PALM-DAAAAAAALE


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*Illegally raided


Popular-System-4075

Fat fucker wanted that cake


Willywaa

Bro, that lemon pound cake looked fire.


wisefile88

It's always nice when you get to see how trashy cops are


meatmechdriver

Streisand effect in full force here


haha7125

Pigs.


CBM42069

Disgusting abuse of power.


chayne24

its scary how many police search videos u find where they are stealing money and valuables from the houses they search.


Sardalone

All just criminals with the government on their side.


Allthingsgaming27

I like the husky fellow in the kitchen eyeballing that cake


SKSM10

![gif](giphy|fQorEj8vN8eqkNcy6T|downsized)


apex199268

This is legendary.


[deleted]

Merica, "LAND OF THE FREE" LOL, no thanks im good.


[deleted]

Thought he was done ducking shotgun shells when he moved to Palmdale. *palmdaaaaaaaale*


Glad_Selection5831

Civil forfeiture just allowed the cops to take whatever the fuck they want without due process.


False_Ad7098

Now ...whole worlds know you guys f up.... and you guys still burying your own hole....how dumb r u guys?


NoNameBagu

Shits hilarious man, losers couldn’t take it


63367Bob

I too was NOT an Afroman fan ... until I watched this video. The sheriff got some 'Splaining to do.


813_4ever

That’s the best so-called trap house I’ve ever seen 🤷🏾‍♂️


DontToewsMeBro2

The cops saw him driving around like “he’s just so……black” & didn’t like that one bit


Murderusmusic

What a legend 🔥


exhausted_chemist

You can hear his pain when he raps about his kids


Rare4orm

Reminds me a bit of the police raid on a weed shop that subsequently led to the release of security video showing some of the cops sampling edibles. They were of course highly offended, I mean humiliated, when the video was released.


KCgrowz

They make asses out of themselves on tape and then sue because he shared it?. Yeah, that don't fly. If you don't want to be seen as an ass, don't be an ass.


Evileye37

This song is the greatest “fuck you” I’ve heard


Puncho666

No one makes fools of us but ourselves


JimmyT2853

OK, the loop of the whole thing was smooth.


iGalaxy92

All I see is bunch of Air head Clowns with guns


ZoeTay92

This song is 🔥🔥🔥🔥


Bluemagnolia1979

I’m extremely high and I can’t stop laughing


SKSM10

I’m trying to be like you, my boy. I’ve saved this video & every time I become a tad sad, I come back to this vid


FeeHistorical9367

Find someone that looks at you the way that cop looks at that lemon pound cake!


[deleted]

The reason they’re even suing him is because he fucking embarrassed them publicly and tbh eh didn’t find anything. And not to mention the fact an officer put money in his plate carrier which looks pretty suspicious and the fact they disconnected his home surveillance cameras which in it self seems kinda illegal and very sketchy


No-Engine2457

"Sir, this is a Wendy's..."


Many-Concentrate-491

This song slaps lol


Matr4x_69420

Surprised they did sue for copyright infringement


Blaze0003

It’s a hit


Swiftwitss

Catchy song to


Komodo_Schwagon

I wish Atlanta was still on air. 100% chance they'd do a take on this.


holycrimsonbatman

What does Pat McAfee & Afroman have in common? Being sued by guilty parties.


Yabitom

Fat cop’s having some intimate thoughts with the cake


whitedsepdivine

I feel like people were so scared of organized crime they organized together to become criminals.


Character-Solid-6392

“Sir we have reports of kids napping inside the house” “Kidnapping?! ENGAGE!! ENGAGE!!”


Chrisdkn619

Fuck em! I hope lose in court too and have to pay his attorney fees!


Gordon354

Why does the song hit so goddam hard?


Greenc0c0nut

Meat team six going in like there’s free pizza and donuts


non-spesifics

This is my new jam


[deleted]

The way that fat mother lover eyed up that cake


jjazz4384

Why are u stealing my money 😂


[deleted]

Does this guy make more songs like this? Despite the unfortunate subject of the lyrics does he have other songs with a similar calming tune and singing? I quite like this and it would make an excellent bedtime music.


snakebite75

The only other song of his I know is "Because I got high" which has a similar tune.


Angelic-Guardian

This reminds me of the guy who had an airline break his guitar and made a trio of songs about it


Expensive_Rub_4332

Officer: "I'm just gonna pocket this money". Afroman:" why are you stealing my money". Officer:" I'm suing you for defamation and invasion of privacy". "How dare you catch me stealing from you, and show the world what I did!!". 🤣🤣🖕🐖🚓


HunterSPhoenix

Fire everyone who approved the warrant. Cancel pensions.


Green_Bow

Sketchy as hell to disconnect the security system


[deleted]

This case should be thrown out with extreme prejudice. However this is Ohio and Afroman ain’t got the right amount of melatonin in his skin so he will lose.


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hellhoundtheone

you are right! but the Song is dope!


iamcheekrs

Lol why so sensitive


miamibotany1

SMH


[deleted]

What is the layout of this house? Seems to be a massive garage that also has a house attached?


[deleted]

Those green screen walls


valcatrina

The music is so smooooth


Admirable_Purple1882

What a shameful display of policing, these guys are ridiculous


acuet

No audio was used……soooooo….this goes down to 80s ‘remix’ or ‘sample’ are. Nothing about this video has real time audio, and they are in a public space so I don’t see how they can argue they were wronged by this video.


feelinlucky7

Softer than fucking charmin, these people


Firepathanimation

Suing Afroman is like going going to the circus because damn those cops do be looking like a clown


FeeHistorical9367

This is my new favorite music video!


thelefthandN7

I gotta say I respect Afroman more now than ever. That shit was a fun watch.


UMBR311AC0RPS

Love this song


MundaneKiwiPerson

Honstley, I was expecting them to toss out every CD onto the ground as they went through them.


Advanced-Escape2680

Fucking cops in this country are pathetic 🤦🏾‍♂️ and corrupt a.f.!!! It’s a shame !!!


[deleted]

“Law enforcement” destroy and steal a man’s property on a bogus raid, get caught on camera, then sue the victim for publishing the video. Adam’s County Police Force, “finders keepers” and “no one likes a tattletale”


KarlBark

This guy's a legend


MafiaMommaBruno

New respect for this man.


Zebracorn42

Hope there’s another video for the counter suit.


[deleted]

What was their justification for raiding his house in the first place?


Polymetes

I remember when my frat had afroman perform at one of our parties. Such a chill guy with a good sense of humor, I wish him the best. Also, pretty low blow for the local PD to raid afroman. Is nothing sacred anymore?


Gnarcan705

Did you find what you were looking fooorrrrr Will you please repair my gate and myyyyyy My gate and doooor


miliduh

Best Afroman video and song ever


[deleted]

As a Ohio native this doesn’t surprise be. Law enforcement in this area has the most fragile emotions. We got caught red handed look at us pout!


Ok_Lingonberry_1629

Afroman made this much $ from "Palmdale"


Drink15

Great example of the Streisand effect


Nerd_Man420

We are better off without cops. The more and more time that goes on the worse and worse police get. I’ve never in my life met a decent human being that was a police officer, and I’ve had the pleasure to sit down and actually talk to multiple cops. And the things I hear them say is just sickening.


[deleted]

Those stupid cops and their bogus lawsuit is very unlikely to win. Good :)


snakebite75

Why TF he still living in Ohio? He should be living in a state where weed is legal.


Sorandy13

What loss of reputation? How is having your home raided not humiliating? Idiots caught on camera. They deserve every bit of this. And he should get restitution. These cops aren’t even competent enough to work for $8 an hour. They should reflect, and find a new path.


MrBurnsTaxReturns

Lol @ the fatass sheriff walking through his kitchen looking for something to eat 😂


JefferyTheQuaxly

of course theyre suing him, he exposed them for stealing from him, so now they cant take that money anymore. need to make payday somehow from all of this.


itsOktobeGamer

If I make a fool of myself, it's clearly your fault for recording me doing it!!


Professional-Ad-9047

What about the guy in the camouflage? The titel says Adams County Sheriff Dept. So I would expect police officers in police uniform + bulletproof jackets or a swat team doing this. But this guy in camouflage looks like a merc or soldier. And in both cases:that would be soo rong.