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Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

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Re: Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

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Rap snitches, telling all their business Sit in the court and be their own star witness "Do you see the perpetrator?" "Yeah, I'm right here" Fuck around, get the whole label sent up for years

MF Doom for those not in the loop https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gQtKJbptcns

MF DOOM. Just remember all caps when you spell the man name.

Re: Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

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> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty. > For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview. He'd fit quite well in Silicon Valley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14WE3A0PwVs

Re: Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

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> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty. > For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview. He'd fit quite well in Silicon Valley.

Is it just me or does it seem like they should have caught this guy sooner?

Re: Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

#16

Rap snitches, telling all their business Sit in the court and be their own star witness "Do you see the perpetrator?" "Yeah, I'm right here" Fuck around, get the whole label sent up for years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapp_Snitch_Knishes

Re: Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

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> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty.

> For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview.

> Throughout the trial, Davis' defence team tried to persuade jurors that his comments were fiction - bravado and exaggeration intended to sell books and make money.

I feel like there's a song about this... [1]

Gangsters telling on themselves can be almost funny from a distance, but that violence and lack of justice is real. It's hard not to feel sick to your stomach when you see a case like the Nathan Leigh shooting, where a Toronto gangster did broad daylight execution (attempted) on camera, beat the case, and has been rapping about the crime for years later [2].

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KIhEbellKI

2. https://youtu.be/TGmDLJ5wp4I?t=310

Re: Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

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> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty. > For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview. He'd fit quite well in Silicon Valley.

Is it just me or does it seem like they should have caught this guy sooner?

Having a guy write lyrics about a killing is one thing.

Having enough evidence to take to a grand jury, get an indictment, and convince a petit jury beyond a reasonable doubt, and survive appeals is another.

Re: Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

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> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty. > For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview. He'd fit quite well in Silicon Valley.

what used to be a crime becomes a business model.

wardriving og

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