MC Hammer was arrested Thursday, February 22 for allegedly obstructing an officer, but his side of the story is racial profiling by the police. The star claims an officer pulled out a gun and randomly asked Hammer, “Are you on parole or probation?”
Hammer was booked and released from Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, CA after he was charged for obstructing an officer in the performance of his duties and resisting an officer.
Hammer, 50, took it to Twitter and let his version of the incident be known. He claims the encounter started when a cop tapped on his car window and asked him, “Are you on parole or probation?”
Hammer thought it was all a joke until “[the officer ] pulled out his guns, blew his whistle and yelled for help,” he tells his followers.
Hammer summed it up by saying, “Only thing more dangerous than a scared man with a gun, is a scared man with an agenda, a gun and a badge. I was cited for obstruction smh.”
The `90s rap star also tweeted that he wasn’t bitter and considered what happened “a teachable moment.”
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