Rapper “Tiny Doo” Duncan has been indicted for his rap lyrics under a California law making it illegal to benefit from gang activities. Prosecutors claim the San Diego rapper’s lyrics correlated with gang actions, particularly a number of shootings in San Diego in 2013. (CNN, January 23, 2015, by Emma Lacey-Bpordeaux)
David Loy of the ACLU of San Diego said that Duncan should never have had to spent eight months in jail on gang conspiracy charges since he was never at the scene of crimes, had no criminal record or knowledge of the crimes. He was still charged on the evidence of his rapping about shootings. The charges, said Loy, were “a blatant violation of the First Amendment.” (American Civil Liberties Union, February 3, 2015, by David Loy)