I'm still waiting for the YouTube series to actually happen. I hope it doesn't get axed by the rightsholders.
I dunno, working in construction contracting has taught me that time in man hours is the ultimate pricing value point, that everything can be boiled down to. Someone who gives up their time should reap the most benefits. Someone who owns a business and pays others to work should be heavily taxed.
Earning a bit more does help make it more palatable, but it still isn't fair.
It's less of a pain when the work you do is fun and interesting, but ironically when that's the case you're usually making even more money for someone else.
They put up a dress code, then one of their own rocks up wearing denim dungarees.
Horrific actions should be condemned, regardless of who commits them or what excuse they give.
Off topic, but I really like how the website inhibits YouTube.... before you click it.........
Actually, I just checked again while I was typing, it's just for show. You can't see the video until you click to allow it, but the connection to multiple Google servers (allowing triangulation of internet routing) happens straight away.
Absolutely. Spotify doesn't exactly pay artists very well. It's better than nothing, but Spotify is wealthier than the vast majority of artists it profits from.
Do you also think that Hamas' strike on 7 October was a fair response to Israeli occupation?
Horrific actions should be condemned, regardless of who commits them or what excuse they give.
The irony is that most of the Israelis there probably don't agree with the actions of the country, hence why they've left.
The unreasonable publicity claim the jury will be asked whether the police had an expectation of privacy. Obviously they could not, since they were inside someone else’s house and therefore could not have any idea whether there was hidden video or audio recording systems.
Oh they knew the cameras were there, they even tried to turn them off. Then a little one of them reached inside of his vest while counting Afroman's cash, which mysteriously was a few hundred short of the gig payment it represented.
Regardless, if you're in someone else's home, you don't have an expectation of privacy against them. And as an officer on duty, you don't have an expectation of privacy against the public, either.
Also, the context matters. Afroman isn’t the New York Times. He didn’t present this information as true news, allegations meant to be taken literally and seriously. While they are serious allegations, Afroman is a comedic rapper. A reasonable observer would know that some of what Afroman raps about will be exaggerated or have fictional details added in order to make a more compelling song or even just to make a bar rhyme.
Not all of the claims are against his songs, some of the claims are about posts on Instagram or other social media. These are a little more shaky.
Personally, I don't think the cops are really that thin skinned. I think they're simply abusing the legal system to try and cause financial harm to Afroman. Unfortunately, that all too often works.
Don't forget, this all started because Afroman slept with one of the cops' ex-wife.
As gentle as they were, he's still paying to go to court over it.
When will part 2 come damnit?!
The preludes should also be watched! Part 1, Part 2.
Edit: Full series playlist, which will probably be updated with the release of Part 2 of the main story.