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[–] stopforgettingit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

bet he is sorry he wrote that book

[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago

Damn finally

Now to find out who killed Biggie!

[–] BiteRabbit@reddthat.com 3 points 1 week ago

"Don't break the law while you breaking the law."

No criminal leader, would openly write and take credit in a book that he off anyone that he actually offed. Him writing that is literally an admission (IMO) that he didn't act alone, aka he was a collaborator with the feds. And need I remind people that book deals is how people get paid?

And if he was a real criminal, and came out as having collaborated, he wouldn't live long.

Guy is retiring. Getting that isolated cell, West Palm Beach, highly publicized, exit stage left.

[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hate it when they make examples of people who hurt the rich or famous... Reminds me of the guy who "killed" Mac Miller.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hate it when they make examples of people who hurt the rich or famous

Make examples of by... checks notes failing to prosecute anyone for three decades?

This is who Tupac was, btw; not your typical "rich and famous" person. I don't think there has been a more political rapper with as much mainstream success.

Also fyi the guy who was just convicted of the murder told police (on tape, in 2008!) that he was offered $1M by Sean "Diddy" Combs to do it.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Assata Shakur was a supreme badass

[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Are you arguing tupac wasn't rich and famous? Are people getting 40 years for a single murder generally?

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People get life in prison for murder what are you talking about?

[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Sorry I'm from Canada, up here he would probably get like 8 months

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Sure, you must be from Alberta.

Maybe less if it happened from a car.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Are you arguing tupac wasn’t rich and famous?

No, he was certainly rich (by some definitions) and famous, although at the time of his death his net worth was negative several million (owed to his record label). But did you watch the video I linked?

Are people getting 40 years for a single murder generally?

For first-degree murder, especially for someone with a criminal history as in this case, a sentence of "life without parole" is not uncommon in Nevada.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Almost two murders actually since Shug Knight was driving the car and was also shot.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly... The wrong one died.

Fuck Suge Knight.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the correct spelling of "Suge." I knew I was off but didn't think he deserved the effort of googling it.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tupac was someone who grew up dirt poor, in an incredibly poor and dangerous area, and made his money from being talented and hard working.

People like him are not the enemy.

[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

How did you even get that from what I said

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did he really do it tho? Feel like the cops were to willing to jump on the band wagon.

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Did he really do it tho? Feel like the cops were to willing to jump on the band wagon.

are you kidding? he told the cops 18 years ago (on tape) that he did it, and later he wrote a book about how he did it. to me it doesn't really feel like the cops and prosecutors were particularly over-eager to do anything here.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As I understand it it was a proffer, meaning they granted him immunity for anything he said during the interrogation.

Much later he said some of that shit in interviews and books, which he certainly did not enjoy legal immunity, so they could now go after him.

Basically he self snitched.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

So because it was in a book they could finally go after him? Is the book what triggered the court proceedings?