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www.stltoday.com/stltoday...enDocument
2 Mo. men charged over 'Kop Killa' video
ASSOCIATED PRESS
09/19/2007SAVANNAH, Mo. (AP) -- Two northwest Missouri men have been charged with making a rap video that threatens to kill police officers, harm a judge and rape a female police officer.
Police said the profanity-laced video, which has been pulled from the video-sharing Internet site YouTube, also threatens the destruction of a community.
Kenneth Darrell Black Jr. and Benjamin D. Stevens, both 20, face felony charges of making a terroristic threat, conspiring to commit second-degree assault with a gun against law enforcement officers, conspiracy to commit rape and tampering with a judicial officer.
They also face a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace. Black was out on $100,000 bond Wednesday, while Stevens was still being held in the Andrew County jail on the $100,000 bond.
Black's lawyer, Tim Warren of St. Joseph, did not immediately return phone calls seeking comment Wednesday. Andrew County Prosecutor Steven Stevenson said Stevens had been appointed a public defender, but calls to the area's public defenders office also were not returned.
Savannah Police Chief David Vincent, one of the apparent targets of the video, said he didn't know how far along the men were in the alleged plot.
"I'd hate to speculate," Vincent said. "We're still trying to dig into it, talking to witnesses."
According to a probable-cause statement, the men outline plans in the video to kill Vincent, and several police officers and deputies. In all, at least 22 law enforcement officers were threatened in the video, documents allege.
The statement says the "Kop Killa" video threatens Savannah or Country Club Village "like a ... Godzilla."
In court documents, officer Joshua Smith said he watched the video of the suspects "performing a rap ... that talked about killing Savannah police officers and Country Club (Village) officers," with "Mr. Stevens specifically naming several officers, beginning (with) myself, and stating that it wouldn't be long before he had him in an alley crying before he shot me with an AK(-47)."
Police said that in the video, Black rapped and stated that police follow him every time he leaves his home.
"Mr. Black then goes on to state that if the police busts his party he will bust their nose," the probable-cause statement says. "Mr. Black then makes mention of the Country Club police and then states that he is heating up the grease as he makes a symbol of a gun with his right hand."
Vincent said the video is an example of why there needs to be increased oversight of things that are put on YouTube.
"There was really no control," he said. "It's really sad."
Regardless of my own personal views on this, there is that whole "Hi, I'm the First Ammendment! How are you today?" dealie to consider as you read the whole article. Either way, you have to admit it's a dumb idea to make a video about killing specific people in law enforcement - or in any field for that matter. There is that whole "threat" thing that is often taken seriously. Then again I'm pretty sure I've heard at least 2 or 3 songs dedicated to "popping a cap in Bush's ass" so there ya go. If it was a generic Cop Killer rap, it probably wouldn't be a problem (albiet heavily frowned upon). But outlining your plans for killing specific human beings anyways is just stupid.
And then I saw a picture of the two guys that made the video...
Y HALO THAR EMINEM NERD BRIGADE HOW DU U DU LOLOLOLOL 
Both of them have "D." as the first letter of their middles names.
COINCIDENCE?
You decide.
The bigger question is what do those D's stand for? Dumbarse?
You mean I can have these kids on the board that threaten me thrown in jail?
...
*giggles with delight*
~Tobe
You mean I can sue Rico for unwanted sexual advances?
Monkey D. Luffy.
He's a pirate.
Yesterday was talk like a pirate day.
Those two have D's for initials.
This merits an investigation!
The weird part is, they look more like the average high school nerd squad.
Rap is too dangerous for white people, take a hint! XD
Wow. Just... wow.
I mean, c'mon. Really? Are you that stupid?
Gonna give them your address, too? "We gonna kill all these cops, like officer Barbrady, and O'Reily, and McBrian, and O'Bryan, when they step up to arrest us at our steps, at six, one two, wolf avenue, six, one two, wolf avenue, we right next to melon shaka's, the gentleman's club! PEACE, WE OUT!"
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Police said that in the video, Black rapped and stated that police follow him every time he leaves his home.
why the hell would the cops bother following anyone that looked like that?
I have to agree it's pretty much the dumbest possible thing someone could really do, though if the investigation doesn't go any further than the rap itself being threatening (as in, it turns out to be a very empty threat) then they shouldn't be treated too harshly...still, I sure as hell wouldn't want them free to walk the streets if my name was on the list, and I'm damn sure 20+ police officers are thinking exactly that.
