Fans flooded the streets of New York when Kanye West promised a show at 2 a.m. Monday (June 6). They never got the promised show and West was reportedly turned away from three venues before trying to have an event in the streets of the Big Apple.
People reports that West will not face criminal charges for the public’s response to his Tweet. The site says that 4,000 people gathered in the streets for the concert that never happened. One woman was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, but many reckless fans caused damage to cars in the area.
Retired NYPD detective Nick Casale says that although Yeezy was an airhead for making the initial Tweet, he did nothing that broke the law.
“His actions Sunday were irresponsible, which would almost be a compliment for a guy like Kanye,” he says. “In my opinion, what he did Sunday night did not cross the threshold of criminality.”
Casale suggests that people could file civil lawsuits for damage to their cars or other property that occurred in the events, “but it’s really kind of a stretch to even hold him civilly responsible.”
Former NYPD officer Eugene O’Donnell, who is a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, agrees that the rapper did not commit a crime, but says he should have been more thoughtful about the consequences of his tweet.
“It was a really bad idea and totally irresponsible,” he says, “given this city has a history of people being stampeded and killed in public assemblages that are uncontrolled and spontaneous. It’s not a stretch to think a loss of life or some sort of serious injury could have occurred outside that venue. In that regard, he may have dodged a bullet.”
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio took to Twitter to offer to help West host a charity performance in his city with a little more planning.
Correction: An estimated 4,000 people came out for the concert. This article previously stated an amount larger than that.
So this bi polar freak Kanye isn’t responsible for all the damaged cars resulting from his tweet ! Kiddin me !
Needs to get sectioned that kid. Fuckin westhead
No chocking a mf dead for a cigarette and stop and frisk is irresponsible
Article says 4,000 not 40,000….
It is irresponsible… it fucks up traffic it and a large volume of people in one area without security or police supervision usualy results in violence…which obviously it did how would you handle thousands of people storming down your street 2 a.m no permits no nothin just fuckin up you know the responsible peoples nights who actualy work… and when a celebrity uses there influence to throw people into a public frenzy should be held criminaly accountable not like they dont have enough money to pay a fine…
you sound like a pussyhole that expects 1 man to take responsibility for the actions of others. only lames and suckers wild out then blame rap music, or a gangster movie or some uneducated celebrity for their own choices and only simps and losers promote that fuckboy behavior. “when a celebrity uses there influence to throw people into a public frenzy”…. shut the fuck up simpleton.
you sound like a pussyhole that expects 1 man to take responsibility for the actions of others. only lames and suckers wild out then blame rap music, or a gangster movie or some uneducated celebrity for their own choices and only simps and losers promote that fuckboy behavior. “when a celebrity uses there influence to throw people into a public frenzy”…. shut the fuck up simpleton.
Simpleton? No i make over $250K a year operating businesses and clearly need sleep to function…how would your bitch ass like it if thousands of people kept you up all night and fuck your life and what you need to do just cause a celebrity said somethin fuckin stupid? Youd be freaking out probably not rhough considering your probably working the mcdonalds shift at 2 a.m your broke fuckin joke even funnier at 2 a.m you had thousands of people storming kanyes street when him his wife and kids are trying to sleep he would have a fucking coronary over it its just inconsiderate and lacking in common sense something you would think someone as infulential as kanye would have but obviously he doesnt nor do you you fuckin imbred fuckin dumpster trash munchin sack a shit
thats why your simpleton ass is on hiphopdx ranting about how kanye west should be responsible for the actions of others huh? you might sound like a pussyhole but you are definitely a hypersensitive cornball as evidenced by that little tirade. go operate your imaginary business that has nothing to do with anything and shut the fuck up, you pretentious dimwit.
Wow. You got money so you must be right….. As we say in Stoke on Trent uk