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I can't believe I'm pointing this out on HN of all places, but if making a song about weed gets your house raided and is considered probable cause, then the gov

I can't believe I'm pointing this out on HN of all places, but if making a song about weed gets your house raided and is considered probable cause, then the government is infringing your first amendment rights.

perceptronas 4y ago
Warrant picture shows 'trafficking in drugs', not making a song about weed. I am not sure about full context.
- sdenton4 4y ago
  Don't forget the kidnapping!
- joenot443 4y ago
  I’m not sure if you’ve had much experience with American police, but having an accusation written on a warrant is rarely proof a crime actually occurred.
  - roflyear 4y ago
    It's definitely a deterrent to saying certain things.
josephcsible 4y ago
If you confess to a murder, the fact that your confession was protected First Amendment speech doesn't mean you shouldn't be convicted of murder. What's the difference between that and your example?
- lucb1e 4y ago
  Proportionality, I would say, but I'm not from the US and don't know US (case) law so I might be way off here.
- yummypaint 4y ago
  If a playwrite playing the lead character in their own production stands on stage and confesses to murder, surely that should be seen as part of the work and not a confession of the playwrite. When it comes to musicians doing the same thing, the US has a long history of selectively prosecuting black artists.
- joenot443 4y ago
  Producing art about a character committing a crime is different from admitting that you’d committed a crime. One is art, one is (hypothetically) an admission of guilt. That’s the difference.