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Raided.mp3<\/a>
\nRaided.mp4<\/a>
\nRaided-Pt-2.mp3<\/a>
\nRaided-Pt-2.mp4<\/a>
\nRaided-Reggae.mp3<\/a>
\nRaided-Reggae.mp4<\/a>
\nRaided-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\nJaded?
\n(Been raided)<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nDon’t bother to knock
\n(Too late now)
\nForget the lock
\n(Any how)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nGuess you’re comin’ in
\n(Again and again)
\nWhat warrants the warrant
\n(Is irrelevant)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\nJaded?
\n(Been raided)<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nAt a loss
\nFor probable cause
\nA coin toss
\nOr just because<\/p>\n

[Chorus]<\/p>\n

[Bridge]<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\nJaded?
\n(Been raided)
\nAn obscene scene
\n(Seen… no dream)
\nOnce too often
\n(Doesn’t soften)
\nBeen raided
\n(Hasn’t faded)<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG
\nOppressors often rely on terror as a tactic, using threats and intimidation to control or silence you. One of their favorite abuses is obtaining illegitimate warrants to raid your home. Luckily, the first time my house was raided in violation of my First Amendment rights, I had just switched lawyers. Though I respected my previous attorney, I knew the opposition was escalating \u2014 even to the point of trying to have the police kill me. From a jail cell, I hired a new attorney who was a friend of my roommate. He turned out to be the lawyer who had represented the \u201cmob\u201d in Philadelphia. During the raid, police even held a gun to his head.<\/p>\n

On another occasion, the same six officers slammed me to the concrete, drew their firearms, and trained six laser sights on me simultaneously.<\/p>\n

The last time I was raided was perhaps the most shocking. I had filmed local police physically assaulting an innocent victim and posted the video on YouTube. Despite the footage being public, the officer in charge of the investigation obtained a warrant to raid the house I was living in \u2014 my aging and ailing parents\u2019 home, where I had moved to care for them in their final years. The warrant explicitly referenced my publishing entity, noting that I was known on the street as KingArthur.com. The raid was traumatic for my parents, who were in their pajamas as I prepared breakfast, while the police pounded and forced their way into the kitchen.<\/p>\n

Though these experiences left me with PTSD for a considerable time, they also led to meaningful change: I successfully rewrote both police departments\u2019 training protocols, rules, and professional conduct codes.<\/p>\n

PSA: \u201cKilling humor isn\u2019t funny. Kill humor, kill freedom. Not so funny now, is it?\u201d<\/p>\n

From the album “Killing Humor (Isn’t Funny)<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p>\n

T<\/span>he xxDANg3r_Usxx<\/tt> Adventures<\/span> of<\/i> mootmute<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Also found on the album “Reggae Segue<\/a>“<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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