Cyrus Langhorne
West Coast rapper Brandon "Tiny Doo" Duncan is reportedly facing a life sentence behind bars over cover art to his new album, No Safety.
According to reports, Doo could become the first musician to land in jail for an album cover decision on gang conspiracy charges.
Prosecutors will reportedly look to prove that the album art “willfully promotes, furthers, or assists in any felonious criminal conduct by members of that gang.” “That gang” refers to the San Diego Lincoln Park gang, of which Duncan is a member, according to San Diego police. According to the Times, at least 15 Lincoln Park gang members have been charged in a recent string of shootings in the city. (Breit Bart)
Check out what Tiny Doo’s attorney said about the charges right here…
Doo’s lawyer Brian Watkins questioned the validity of the charges considering his client’s non-existent criminal record.
“It’s shocking. He has no criminal record. Nothing in his lyrics say ‘go out and commit a crime.’ Nothing in his lyrics reference these shootings, yet they are holding him liable for conspiracy. There are huge constitutional issues.” (Counter Current News)
Reports claim the root of this case stem from Doo’s teenage years as an alleged gang member.
Duncan grew up in a black neighborhood in San Diego where, according to lawyer Deanne Arthur, gang activity is common. Police took down Duncan’s name in 1998 — he would have been 17 years old — though he wasn’t charged with a crime. At the time, Duncan was affiliated with the Lincoln Park Bloods, though Arthur said the affiliation had more to do with proximity than anything else. (Buzz Feed)
so now you can loose freedom over a picture….wow….since when is living in a hood with gang members a crime….
So would you prefer me to treat them non human…not all gang members/shooters/hustlers are bad….some have mouths to feed and cant make enough the legal way, cause the system gave them a bid for some art work…see the point….its impossible to live in a neighbor hood and not know anyone who did a crime….
cant make nuff the legal way or lazy and going for the fast cash ?
not really sure what you mean. but living among people and talking about what you see and believe you know are two different things….when rent is due you cant wait for a job owner to give you a chance…not all have college paid for before their born no excuse’s but you cant just go by what you think you know and the media….kids from every color get in trouble as kids…as a kid its expected but when a certain color you are not allowed to out live mistakes….point blank any one who defends locking some one for a picture is lost in a world of private logic
Quit making excuses for laziness and trash ass people
quit ignoring the ways of a evil people and money motivated court system…charlie sheen had coke strippers and hookers around kids and didnt do a day so miss me with the one sided if i can so can they logic…grinding from sun up to sun down is not lazy…catching only public transportation to avoid cops is bad but not lazy at all…i see stuff in a different light i dont believe a drug company should be able to sale a drug/cure that may kill you in twenty ways legally…while you lock others for saleing less lethal drugs because its not legal by gov standards…i challenge you to think out the box….if you accept my challenge the first thought i need you to ponder is why does the gov. allow gay marriage under the thought no policing preference… but lock people up for buying hookers…both carry health risk yet one gets refuse cause of a thought of moral yet we let the other just as bad on a moral level go…one reason is political power…the promise of funding and brought votes can get you anything
These people you are responding to are race baiting bigots. They aren’t interested in truth at all. They are completely ignorant.
i feel you but i dont think its the case i just think there a lack free flowing thought…like they dont truely know what they saying or in this case typing…and instead of developing their own thought through real life experience they choose to listen to media and rumors and myths…look at the solid i gave about drugs…many dont think of advil as a drug but it is…and like coke if you do enough it ruin you…then look at the commercial for sleep medication they tell you striaght out that it may cure one thing but give you five more life ending problems…they dont look at it as bad because the gov. says its ok…but at the end of the day the gov. are just people there not always right and them saying one thing is ok and the other is bad does not make it true …it just make it law…but again not all laws are smart…thanks for commenting …your thoughts are always appreciated with nothing but respect…bless
No doubt brethren. You’re spot on with this post too about the government. For example there was a case in NYC where two cops chased a kid, punched and pistol whipped him because they saw him toss a weed bag. Now they’re saying if you get caught with 25grams or less and it’s your first time being caught they won’t even prosecute the case (as long as you have no warrants and are not in the commission of another crime and the weed isn’t lit or smoked). They’ll just give you a summons. So basically had they seen this kid only a few weeks later (or had they passed this amendment weeks earlier) the kid would have been ticketed and went about his way. So you are right about the law and it is always subject to change because we as humans evolve. Much respect and keep on rockin’ in the free world! lol
sorry about the late response …And again thanks for responding and reading…your thought s make me think mine out before typing….but only in a good way….have a safe holiday weekend you know how cops get around the holidays….
You too brethren. Enjoy the holidays and blessings to you and the family.
Networth Justin, and it’s also hard to live in an affluent neighborhood where no white executive etc doesn’t commit white collar crime on the daily, and his friend more than likely owns the major record company or is one of the main distributors of said music! Yell
Church tabernacle!!! you knocked that one out the park…shit look at all the mob work in jersey….but thats the whole argument the world fears hoodys more than the suits…to be honest more crime has been done in suit or uniform than urban attire. yet they look at how we dress and talk and feel free to give incorrect labels…America is ok with crime as long as under the rug….i hate to keep using this example but its still mind blowing how you get more time from a altered substance such as crack than you can from coke….i cant get over the fact
this shit was news 5 days ago
How does an album cover prove a murder? It’s not like the victim’s name’s on the bullet.
Something’s missing. What are the exact charges? An album cover alone wouldn’t do it. Being linked to a gang that has been known for shootings isn’t enough to be charged either. Is it attempted murder? Unlawful possession of a firearm or possession of a firearm while in commission of a felony? Wreckless endangerment? Shooting within 1000 feet of a school?
they got professor X on staff and he was able to read ol boy mind…so they locking him just to be safe…Thank god i feel safer already….godd thing george Zimmerman stopped trayvon before he gave people cavities with tea and skittles..LOL
doo-flinky? I miss u bro
CANADA > america
its been on since the first time they tried to use lyrics to prosecute a brotha..not sure if it was tupac or not but like treach said “cussing wasn’t nuthin till a blackman rapped”they will use anything..get shot down by cops ?..they start talking bout a pack of cookies you stole in 3rd grade and sh*t..foh
San Diego government logic
“He has the same type of gun on the album cover that was once used to kill a man in 1996 so it’s most likely he was affiliated with that particular murder so he deserves life like that other rapper in philly steady b got, he should be lucky we are not planning to kill his ass like they gonna do to cool c” Yell