Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur (bbc.com)

47 points by 1659447091 an hour ago

Rendello 9 minutes ago

> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty.

> For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview.

> Throughout the trial, Davis' defence team tried to persuade jurors that his comments were fiction - bravado and exaggeration intended to sell books and make money.

I feel like there's a song about this... [1]

Gangsters telling on themselves can be almost funny from a distance, but that violence and lack of justice is real. It's hard not to feel sick to your stomach when you see a case like the Nathan Leigh shooting, where a Toronto gangster did broad daylight execution (attempted) on camera, beat the case, and has been rapping about the crime for years later [2].

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KIhEbellKI

2. https://youtu.be/TGmDLJ5wp4I?t=310

cocacola1 37 minutes ago

Wild. Never expected this. Guess it wasn’t Suge, which is the biggest surprise.

I wonder if they’ll find Biggie’s killer next.

ChrisArchitect 22 minutes ago

Almost 30 years to the day (Sept 7, 1996), wild indeed.

bigmattystyles 29 minutes ago

I mean Suge was driving the car and Tupac in the passenger seat. Seems risky.

edoceo 32 minutes ago

He got got because he couldn't shut up. If you come at the king, better not miss is true. Don't talk about it after!

Like GunRack from K&P https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXPPSQhUVss

ganjatech 33 minutes ago

Rap snitches, telling all their business

Sit in the court and be their own star witness

"Do you see the perpetrator?" "Yeah, I'm right here"

Fuck around, get the whole label sent up for years

edoceo 31 minutes ago

MF Doom for those not in the loop

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gQtKJbptcns

iscrewyou 20 minutes ago

MF DOOM. Just remember all caps when you spell the man name.

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 9 minutes ago

e40 30 minutes ago

— MF DOOM feat. Mr. Fantastik

ares623 31 minutes ago

> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty.

> For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview.

He'd fit quite well in Silicon Valley.

hackernud3s 11 minutes ago

Is it just me or does it seem like they should have caught this guy sooner?

GarryTanLOC 7 minutes ago

Where’s Garry Tan????

He’s writing 100k lines of code per day he didn’t even notice the verdict

Garry lemme get a few bars if you read this