This conspiracy occurred approximately ten years ago. In the early nineties, Mac Dre was the hottest underground rapper around. He was on the verge of hitting it big when the conspiracy began. Vallejo, California was in the midst of a major crime spree, with banks being robbed left and right. The F.B.I. and police had reason to believe that the Romper Room Gang was behind the thefts. The robbers seemed to just be toying with the police, leaving no trace behind of who the theives were.
This is where Mac Dre comes in. On the back of his album he gave shout-outs to the Romper Room family and also had a song addressing the gang and even the Vallejo chief of police's name. Mac Dre claimed that "Romp" was common slang used in V-town and that his song "Punk Police" was merely talking about how the police considered any black male a potential suspect. Since he lived in the neighborhood he felt he had the right to address the issue.
The police paid no regard to these comments and were completely assured that even if he wasn't part of the robberies he knew who the gang members were. When Dre was riding in a vehicle with a suspected robber the police pounced. After three hours and three-hundred miles, the police arrested him in Fresno. Many believe he was set up, and induced to retaliate.
This wasn't the end of it however. Mac Dre decided to speak out and tell his side of the story on the air of a local radio station. He claimed that the police had gotten a witness to lie in court which put him behind bars. The next day, the police paid a visit to the radio station and threatened the entire staff of the station. They accused them of trying to corrupt the case and induce the death of the key witness. Needless to say, Mac Dre was no longer granted any interviews.
Friends of Mac, kept with him and tried to keep his rapping career going. They even had Dre create an EP over the prison phone. He was released five years ago and has gone on to record several more albums, including countless contributions to other's.
However, the conspiracy didn't end there. After Dre was released, his friends decided to create a welcome back picnic. Some of Vallejo's residents reported drag racing. The police came down to crash the party. A riot ensued and the park was destroyed. Whether or not the riot was created by the police to try to get Mac back in jail is to be seen.
My opinion on the case is that the police in ghetto areas across the United States are undoubtedly corrupt. Racial profiling is definitely something that occurs way too often. While Mac Dre is successful now, he lost five years of his career of which he could have seriously become huge. This same pattern has occurred to countless people, which is more than unfortunate. Take for instance, the recent pardoning of the death row inmates, after the governor found out that a dozen weren't guilty after DNA tests were done. As controversial as letting out all of the death row inmates is, three-fourths of them are probably innocent of the crimes they were accused of. Hopefully, the justice system of this country will be turned around, as soon as possible.
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