{"id":369182,"date":"2021-11-19T00:39:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ny-lawmakers-want-to-restrict-rap-lyrics-as-trial-evidence\/"},"modified":"2021-11-19T00:39:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T21:39:10","slug":"ny-lawmakers-want-to-restrict-rap-lyrics-as-trial-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ny-lawmakers-want-to-restrict-rap-lyrics-as-trial-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"#NY lawmakers want to restrict rap lyrics as trial evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NY lawmakers want to restrict rap lyrics as trial evidence<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A pair of state lawmakers are moving to restrict prosecutors from using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials, arguing using music in courtrooms infringes on New Yorkers\u2019 First Amendment protections.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRap Music on Trial\u201d legislation, spearheaded by state Sens. Brad Hoylman and Jamaal Bailey, would change state criminal procedure law in order to bar prosecutors from using artists\u2019 \u201ccreative or artistic expression\u201d against them unless they provide \u201cclear and convincing proof\u201d of a direct connection between the work and the alleged crime.<\/p>\n<p>If signed into law, the measure would bolster free speech protections in the Empire State by making sure that defendants are tried exclusively with evidence of criminal conduct, \u201cnot the provocative nature of their artistic works and tastes,\u201d reads a portion of the bill text.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawmakers-restrict-rap-evidence-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"State Senator Jamaal Bailey \" class=\"wp-image-20194922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawmakers-restrict-rap-evidence-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawmakers-restrict-rap-evidence-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawmakers-restrict-rap-evidence-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>State Sen. Bailey said hip-hop shouldn\u2019t be scrutinized at a higher level than other forms of creative expression.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pacific Press\/LightRocket via Ge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe right to free speech is enshrined in our federal and state constitutions because it is through this right that we can preserve all of our other fundamental rights,\u201d Bailey (D-The Bronx) said Wednesday in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe admission of art as criminal evidence only serves to erode this fundamental right, and the use of rap and hip-hop lyrics in particular is emblematic of the systemic racism that permeates our criminal justice system.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation \u2014<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/\/legislation\/bills\/2021\/S7527\">\u00a0S7527<\/a>, introduced Wednesday \u2014 does not yet have an equivalent in the State Assembly. Reps for Gov. Kathy Hochul did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>According to the bill, the \u201cconcerning\u201d tactic of using an artist\u2019s lyrics against them in a court, hinders free expression, and \u201cwarp[s] criminal courts into instruments for suppressing provocative speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawmakers-restrict-rap-evidence-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Brad Hoylman\" class=\"wp-image-20194934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawmakers-restrict-rap-evidence-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawmakers-restrict-rap-evidence-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/lawmakers-restrict-rap-evidence-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>State Sen. Brad Hoylman said the legislation is aimed at protecting First Amendment rights.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cArt is creative expression, not a blueprint of criminal plans. Yet we\u2019ve seen prosecutors in New York and across the country try to use rap music lyrics as evidence in criminal cases, a practice upheld this year by a Maryland court,\u201d said Hoylman (D \u2013 Manhattan). \u201cIt\u2019s time to end the egregious bias against certain genres of music, like rap, and protect the First Amendment rights of all artists.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>R<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er\u2019s songs have in recent years been used in courtrooms<\/p>\n<p>In 2019,<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/08\/05\/tekashi-6ix-9ines-music-videos-could-help-take-down-his-kidnapper\/?_ga=2.4642739.1490697469.1637239072-1619133488.1568742153\">\u00a0federal prosecutors used music videos\u00a0<\/a>featuring Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name Daniel Hernandez, as \u201ccontext\u201d in a case against Nine Trey Bloods Gang members\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/06\/06\/feds-hit-tekashi-6ix9ine-kidnapper-with-gun-racketeering-charges\/?_ga=2.44664167.2103130964.1565017002-1423318167.1542820691\">accused of kidnapping and robbing<\/a>\u00a0the vulgar, rainbow-haired singer.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0judge in 2018\u00a0approved a prosecutor\u2019s request\u00a0for a lengthened sentence due to a rapper\u2019s alleged gang activities that he broadcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> and featured the alleged killings in song lyrics.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The American Civil Liberties Union has for years fought against the legality of using rap lyrics as evidence,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/rap-lyrics-barred-from-felony-retrial\/\">recently labeling<\/a>\u00a0it \u201cunconstitutional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/rap-lyrics-barred-from-felony-retrial\/\">New Jersey state supreme court judge ruled<\/a>\u00a0that rap lyrics could not be used against a defendant, writing \u201csimply because an author has chosen to write about certain topics, he or she has acted in accordance with those views.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The judge noted at the time that one could not reasonably conclude that Bob Marley literally fired a gun at a sheriff due to him singing the 1973 hit \u201cI Shot the Sheriff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Additional reporting by Bernadette Hogan<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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