Disappointingly his lawyer wasn’t Harvey Birdman

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    Watched Aftoman’s testimony. It’s beggars belief that the police’s attorney repeatedly demands sympathy from both Afroman and the jury for the poor, victimized police officer’s hurt feelings and embarrassment after her action were made public.

    Afroman puts it well when the attorney is trying to get that sympathy, “But I’m not a person. She is. I’m sorry for being a victim. Let’s talk about the predators [instead].”

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    I was not going to steal that poundcake,
    but I was high.
    So I scarfed down that poundcake,
    because I was high

    And now I’m stuck in court and I know why… yeah why…

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    I just don’t understand how anybody could see what happened to this man and not understand just how deeply corrupt the police and judges in this case are. Every single one of them belongs in prison, or more accurately underground.

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      It’s in the banana republic after all.
      In their reasoning he should be happy he wasn’t shot.
      (which could very well have happened if he was at home)

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        I suggest we feed them to sharks to create a genetic line that crave the flesh of US police.

        Next… Legs.

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    The best part about this is that his songs pissed off the cops so much that they couldn’t just be satisfied with stealing his shit; they had to take him to court about how much he hurt their feelings!

    They look ten times more ridiculous than if they had just let it go.

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      No, it’s LEMON POUND CAKE BY AFROMAN GRANDPA! Let’s get you off to bed

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          I did not follow this that closely but the small part I did see had the judge do things like try to tell the jury that the ex wife of the deputy was not an expert witness in her own marriage and that the jury needed to treat her testimony as from a layperson unlike an expert witness like a deputy. Not really a surprise that the judge who let this play out and covered for the police continuously also tossed out the counter claim for property damage and theft.

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              Yeah, and I think the judge actually did more harm to the cops in this case. Most people on that jury would likely be rolling their eyes at that point. Also the cops calling afroman to the stand blew up in their faces hard, just take a watch if your so inclined:

              https://youtu.be/rE8mtNCsihE?t=19

              Like the guy or not that was a great shut down of the entire premise of the suit against him.

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                  When I have time I want to find the whole thing, but to be honest I don’t know if they even bothered to cross. I mean why would you?

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    Afroman for US President. He’s just as qualified as the current one

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      I really hope to have the outlook afroman currently has about this type of situation. Where a massive miscarriage of justice was perpetrated and he makes fun songs about it. I mean the gucking lemon pound cake was just the god damned cherry on top of the acab massive library of shittiness.