19 year old arrested for listening to Rap Music

Tell me something. What's the difference between the lyrics of a rap song, and the Ghetto Compton thing in San Diego? They're both free speech right? I won't listen to rap music, it's shit in my opinion, but I won't be going to a Compton Ghetto party either, it's also bullshit. So why the big uproar about one and not the other. Both are free speech, both are protected, yet some college students are SOOOOO bothered by it, that they are protesting the party. Fucking don't go if you don't like it. I don't like square dancing either, but I don't protest it, I just don't go.

College students jumping on the bandwagon, shit has been going on for years.

Listening to crappy music is a poor life decision, but that's no justification for policing people's listening habits.

There's some really good Hip Hop in Australia, like The Herd, The Tongue, Combat Wombat, Unkle Ho, etc.

if EVERYONE around had such a problem with his music why didnt anybody ask him to turn it down? does everybody need the fucking cops to do everything for them now?

really ! honestly ! ! come on ! ! he was in "his" car listening to music, talk about your wrong place at the wrong time !

My bro got ISS for singing tupac at school once. This is just messed up! Everyone should be able to bump music as loud as they want. Why? to share moods and create a diverse atmosphere. I love walking around and seeing old people not having a choice but to hear some rap blaring in the strolling cars. Heheh. That's just me ;0)

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/the-other-side/teen-nathan-wilkie-arrested...

another link about this...

he should rap about getting arrested listening to rap, while not helping his mom shop.

It is a sign of a police state when the police become the judges of good taste and can arrest anyone they deem to be not in good taste! While I myself am not a fan of rap,for the very reasons the police cited,no way do the police have the moral and ethical right to nail this kid! In a free society all people have the right to self determination,to choose for themselves where and how to live,not the state! How can a form of music be made illegal leading to your arrest? Pin a medal on this kid for choosing to fight this overly intrusive invasion on the rights of the individual!

oh come on, now! Even though the original title is the same, let's not go all 1984 over this. The kid wasn't arrested for listening to rap music. He was arrested for listening to rap music at an extreme volume in a public space. that's a wee bit different than the quote MAN unquote coming down on you for listening to music in privacy in your own home. Even if this guy had been blaring Waltzing Maltida at full force they would have hauled his butt in

Another WTF moment for law enforcement.

I too like to rap misogynistically to relate to the loss of loved ones. Don't we all?

offensive language? whatever happened to free expression? oh wait... we NEVER had free expression. but then I'm not familiar with ausie law.

Not into rap but it is suppose to have some offensive language in it. I once saw Aida and there was a women bare breasted. Is opera next?

that's retarded

fuck the fuzz... music is music let us be...

Frankly I don't care what people listen to, just don't force me to listen to what your listening to by having your volume so high and your bass so turned up that I can't hear myself breath, or my heart beat.

Loud noise is a nuisance regardless of the genre.

IMHO grocery store does not equal a inside voice profanity free zone. And a cop who spends there time cleaning up the youth music listening scum from it's parking lot is approaching a functional definition of useless

wow what a bunch of nazis.... they seriously think they can tell people what music to listen to WHAT THE HELL how can these elitist fucks think this is ok? we need a law against being a douche bag.

what kind of 19 year old waits in the car while his mom grocery shops?

Come on Australia, be cool like u always are don't start acting like the fucken middle east, you know.

I'll apologize, but I'm not taking off my glasses.

must have been really bad music!

Aussie is moving in a disturbing direction. First they censor the internet and now they can arrest you for bad taste in music? What the fuck is going on over there?

...searched for this on News...NOTHING...and I'm in Sydney...!!!

They should do that here.