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NEWS
03 February 2004

"Anti-police" rap cd targeted in Arizona
A US County Sheriff has asked Tower Records to remove from its shelves a locally produced rap CD that contains anti-police lyrics and a raunchy drawing of the sheriff. According to a Tower Records spokesperson: "We really believe in the First Amendment (..) But in this case, we had to recognize responsibility to the community. It's been taken care of."
From The Arizona Republic;

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/0129arpaio29.html

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