http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...120-story.html
A rapper who apparently has some gang ties, but isn't actually implicated in directly doing anything violent, is potentially facing life in prison based on his lyrics. He raps about the gang life, and apparently under the wording of a 2000 California law, he is profiting off of the criminal activity of others and thus just as guilty.
This guy seems like a loser, but this prosecution seems to set a troublesome precedent. The movie Catch Me If You Can depicted real-life criminal activity and was filmed in the state of California, and made a good deal of money. Is that going to run afoul of this code?
A rapper who apparently has some gang ties, but isn't actually implicated in directly doing anything violent, is potentially facing life in prison based on his lyrics. He raps about the gang life, and apparently under the wording of a 2000 California law, he is profiting off of the criminal activity of others and thus just as guilty.
This guy seems like a loser, but this prosecution seems to set a troublesome precedent. The movie Catch Me If You Can depicted real-life criminal activity and was filmed in the state of California, and made a good deal of money. Is that going to run afoul of this code?
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