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Family of Notorious B.I.G sue LAPD
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| torontotrance |
Reading cnn.com and i came across this.
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Heirs of the late rap star Notorious B.I.G. have filed a wrongful death and federal civil rights lawsuit against Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard Parks, two former chiefs and the city of Los Angeles, claiming they did not do enough to prevent the rapper's death five years ago in a drive-by shooting.
The suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, also names a former LAPD officer and a private citizen, linking them to the killing.
Notorious B.I.G., 24, whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was killed March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles as he was leaving a music industry party. No one has ever been arrested for the crime.
The suit alleges that, prior to the killing, the LAPD "knew or reasonably should have known" that an atmosphere of violence and "alleged criminality" surrounded a rival record label, Death Row Records, and that street gangs were associated with the company and its employees. The LAPD also should have known its officers were working with suspected or convicted criminals for Death Row and had dealings with a certain street gang.
"Certain persons intimately associated with Death Row Records and an affiliated street gang had consistently exhibited significant animosity toward Christopher G. L. Wallace and his record label," the suit says, "and blamed Christopher G. L. Wallace and his record label for the death of Tupac Shakur, a popular Death Row Recording Artist killed in September 1996."
Shakur was part of the East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry, which continued after his death and was believed to have played a part in Wallace's death six months later. The two men -- Shakur with the West Coast label and Wallace associated with New York-based Bad Boy Records -- had argued publicly.
The Wallace heirs include Wallace's mother, Voletta Wallace, his widow, singer Faith Evans, two of Wallace's children and the legal guardian of one of the Wallace children.
Named in the suit are former LAPD chiefs Willie Williams, who retired in May 1997, and his successor Bayan Lewis, who served until August 1997. Parks has served as chief since then.
"Defendant Parks intentionally, willfully and recklessly delayed and stopped the investigation," the suit says, "as soon as it became apparent officers employed by the Los Angeles Police Department were involved in the murder."
This delay, it says, was intended to protect the LAPD, the city, and the other defendants.
The suit also says former police officer David Mack acted with a man named Amir Muhammad in "conspiring to murder" Wallace.
One attorney representing the Wallace family charged the LAPD with "deliberate indifference to Wallace's death" and the ensuing investigation, and the suit calls the department's actions "reckless and conscience shocking."
LAPD spokesman Jason Lee said the department does not comment on ongoing litigation as a matter of policy. |
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| davinox |
| Biggie's rhymes were so much better than TuPac's. |
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| Dmatrox |
I heard about this in the news a week ago, stoopid corrupt cops. Argh.
i didnt know that biggy was married to faith evans though.. |
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| Malice |
| quote: | Originally posted by davinox
Biggie's rhymes were so much better than TuPac's. |
I still didn't think he was so great. Nas - "Illmatic" lp (his first album cause he sucked after that!) was so much better! Not to mention Black Thought of The Roots and Common Sense!
But suing... ahh well. |
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| failsafe |
| who really gives a ? The rappers can continue to top eachother for all I care. It's not like tupac or biggie were doing much for society. Rapping about ghettos and killing when they're driving around in bentleys. Give me a bloody break. I think that's just stupid greed for the family to go after the cops. If they did it without money involved perhaps I'd have some sympathy. Americans love to sue, and this is just a case point. |
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| Malice |
| quote: | Originally posted by failsafe
who really gives a ? The rappers can continue to top eachother for all I care. It's not like tupac or biggie were doing much for society. |
Or hip-hop for that matter, if you ask me those guys were neutralizers... they didn't do to advance hip-hop! They are all. |
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| Nightmonger |
| quote: | Originally posted by failsafe
who really gives a ? The rappers can continue to top eachother for all I care. It's not like tupac or biggie were doing much for society. Rapping about ghettos and killing when they're driving around in bentleys. Give me a bloody break. I think that's just stupid greed for the family to go after the cops. If they did it without money involved perhaps I'd have some sympathy. Americans love to sue, and this is just a case point. |
Agree. |
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| venomX |
| quote: | Originally posted by failsafe
who really gives a ? The rappers can continue to top eachother for all I care. It's not like tupac or biggie were doing much for society. Rapping about ghettos and killing when they're driving around in bentleys. Give me a bloody break. I think that's just stupid greed for the family to go after the cops. If they did it without money involved perhaps I'd have some sympathy. Americans love to sue, and this is just a case point. |
hmmm u ever heard changes from tupac??
he didnt rap about killing and drivin' around in bentleys so dont insult people when u dont even know about what ur talking about :rolleyes: |
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| Dmatrox |
| quote: | Originally posted by venomX
hmmm u ever heard changes from tupac??
he didnt rap about killing and drivin' around in bentleys so dont insult people when u dont even know about what ur talking about :rolleyes: |
Yeah, changes is a pretty meaningful song. |
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| Damo |
what are you talking about? it's the same old "boohoo I'm a poor nigron" with a bunch of propoganda thrown in for effect. blacks get arrested so much because they engage in criminal activity so much.... and they're stupid enough to get caught.
rap music is either "yo yo yo I'm hardcore , I'll gat you with my gun" or "why did i get arrested? can't a negro get a break"?
:rolleyes: |
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| venomX |
| quote: | Originally posted by Damo
what are you talking about? it's the same old "boohoo I'm a poor nigron" with a bunch of propoganda thrown in for effect. blacks get arrested so much because they engage in criminal activity so much.... and they're stupid enough to get caught.
rap music is either "yo yo yo I'm hardcore , I'll gat you with my gun" or "why did i get arrested? can't a negro get a break"?
:rolleyes: |
hmm so u actually deny that in the US ppl still have a bit of racism
in the way the act??
maybe to a subconscius level, but still presente?
i mean look at how u react sayin that they rap about how poor they are but is that wrong i mean have u ever been in a situation as bad as any of them???
i think u shouldnt generalize things like that, and less when it comes to etnic groups |
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| Damo |
listen, every human being on earth has racism in them on at least a subconcious level. how can u not? people are just more PC these days.
so you're saying that this whole nigron phenomenon is the US mainstream subconciously trying to make up for slavery in the past?
on a side note; our generation is going to be the laughing stock of future generations. think about it, they're going to see a wigger in a photo a while from now and burst out laughing. wiggers and early 90's grungers will be the stars of Fox's "That 90's show". |
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