alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to Music · 4 years agoCalifornia restricts use of rap lyrics in criminal trials after Gov. Newsom signs billwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up118
arrow-up118external-linkCalifornia restricts use of rap lyrics in criminal trials after Gov. Newsom signs billwww.nbcnews.comalyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to Music · 4 years agomessage-square2linkfedilink
minus-squarevord ( vord@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 years agoKey point: “As the sole basis” So to any fearmongers one would encounter: If the person was already an active suspect and releases a song “How I did it,” that would qualify. Using the song “How I did it” to retroactively build a case would not.
Key point: “As the sole basis”
So to any fearmongers one would encounter: If the person was already an active suspect and releases a song “How I did it,” that would qualify. Using the song “How I did it” to retroactively build a case would not.