Kashawn Harris, who goes by the name DJ Boogy, says he meant no harm when he played N.W.A‘s “Fuck the Police” while hosting a set at Shenanigans Pub in Massachusetts in October. The fire marshall came to shut the venue down after it exceeded its 160-person capacity.
According to MassLive, Harris was found guilty of disorderly conduct on March 11 and must pay a fine of $50.
“I had no intention of inciting a riot,” Harris says of the homecoming event for his alma mater, Westfield State University. “It was just college kids having fun.”
In the official police report, officer Juanita Mejias says that multiple factors created an unsafe environment that required intervention from law enforcement.
“I believed at that time the combination of alcohol, the excessive amount of people in the bar and the song that the DJ chose to play at that time was an intentional act by the DJ to incite the crowd which showed a reckless disregard for public safety,” she says.
Harris, who also performs at weddings and clubs, insists that he already had “Fuck Tha Police” cued up when the crowd was broken up.
In 2014, a Harvard graduate was pulled over by police for playing the song while driving.
“Fuck Tha Police” has caused controversy since its release in 1988. The tension that the song, and N.W.A’s street persona caused, is depicted in the biopic Straight Outta Compton, which was released last summer. The film was awarded honors, including Best Film by the NAACP Image awards and Best Picture by the African American Film Critics Association.
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Fuck the police!!!!!!!!!
Now, now, my white kr@ck34 devil…There’s a time and place for everything.
– Typical Shithead Adolescent Talking Sideways on the Internet as Usual
Screw you, you F’ing c00n!
Wise White Man ,you sir are motherfuking,cock sucking, son of a bitch.
Your punk ass is gonna be in pain , when I will put a cap your ass.
I think he deserved to get kicked out for playing that corny old shit. All this drama would have been avoided by a simple “no negroes allowed” sign at the entrance of the bar.
Your lack of wise things to say does not surprise me. I am positive your hate stems from a desire to be more important. You lack confidence and you’re unhappy, therefore you spew hateful words and have somehow convinced yourself you are at least better than people of color. Too bad your ignorant words are not having an effect on anyone, in reality I feel your words are empowering to people of color and to anyone who is good at heart, and conscious, because you have to hide behind a computer to make your worthless words public. Keep up the stupidity “Wise White Man”, it’s very amusing haha. Thanks!
saw this shit on fox news racist want the guy shot.