Rhino
02-06-2007, 09:10 AM
Two Men Who Rapped to Get Out of Parking Ticket Sue Tempe, Arizona
Monday, February 05, 2007
TEMPE, Ariz. — Two men who were asked to rap to get out of a ticket are seeking large amounts of money for what they believe was a violation of their civil rights.
One of the men has filed a claim against the city of Tempe for $50,000 and the other filed a claim for half a million dollars. A claim is the first legal step toward a lawsuit against a government entity.
James Baker and Robert Tarvin, who are black, were shown rapping on a segment of the police-produced cable-TV show "Tempe StreetBeat" after Tempe police Sgt. Chuck Schoville pulled them over for littering in August.
The sergeant, who is white, is shown checking Baker's identification and having Tarvin pick up the litter before asking the two men to do a rap song about littering. The two complied.....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250405,00.html
Monday, February 05, 2007
TEMPE, Ariz. — Two men who were asked to rap to get out of a ticket are seeking large amounts of money for what they believe was a violation of their civil rights.
One of the men has filed a claim against the city of Tempe for $50,000 and the other filed a claim for half a million dollars. A claim is the first legal step toward a lawsuit against a government entity.
James Baker and Robert Tarvin, who are black, were shown rapping on a segment of the police-produced cable-TV show "Tempe StreetBeat" after Tempe police Sgt. Chuck Schoville pulled them over for littering in August.
The sergeant, who is white, is shown checking Baker's identification and having Tarvin pick up the litter before asking the two men to do a rap song about littering. The two complied.....http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,250405,00.html