Racist Song about Mike Brown

[Zaac]

Racist Song About Michael Brown Performed At California Charity Event Attended By Police Officers: Report

A song celebrating the death of Michael Brown was performed during a charity event in Glendale, California, which was attended by former and current police officials, TMZ reported. The event was reportedly organized by retired LAPD Officer Joe Myers, who left the force in 2007.

The incident reportedly took place last week where singer Gary Fishell, a member of Elks Lodge, performed a parody of the song, “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.” According to TMZ, Fishell, who once worked as an investigator for the federal government, changed the words in his songs. The event, which was attended by nearly 60 people, mostly comprised of retired police officers, TMZ reported.

“Michael Brown learned a lesson… he's bad, bad Michael Brown, Baddest thug in the whole vvv town, Badder than old King Kong, Meaner than a junkyard dog,” TMZ, which obtained a video from the event, reported were the song's lyrics.

Brown, an 18-year-old unarmed black teen, was shot by white police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9 in Ferguson, Missouri. The fatal shooting triggered days of unrest in the St. Louis suburb, while protests spread across the United States after a grand jury decided last month not to indict Wilson.

Fishell’s lawyer told TMZ that the singer realized that the song was "off color and in poor taste."

According to TMZ, the video was taped by someone at the event who was offended by the song. The Glendale Elks Lodge has reportedly launched an investigation into the incident and said that the dinner was not organized by the club, but by Myers, who is a member.

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http://www.ibtimes.com/racist-song-...ifornia-charity-event-attended-police-1765672

 

[righteousdude2]

http://www.ibtimes.com/racist-song-...ifornia-charity-event-attended-police-1765672

Yes they did. It was extremely poor taste. And some current officers may be punished.

I'm sure you want to compare this private party incident to the protesters songs, and they are not the same in that this was performed in a private party, never meant to be publicized. The protesters are singing in the public, demanding cops be killed.

The party people will never take that song further than the walls of the Elks Club. And people are going to be punished. Protesters are not going to be punished, not even for marching illegally in the public streets.

This was a great attempt to do damage control, zaac, but your two comparisons don't come close in comparison.

NICE TRY. :smilewinkgrin:

One last question: Please tell me how and what in your judgment makes thie a 'racist'song?

 

[matt wade]

Where did Zaac make a comparison?

 

[Zaac]

One last question: Please tell me how and what in your judgment makes thie a 'racist'song?

My judgment didn't make it anything. If you don't like the title, take it up with the author.:smilewinkgrin: