Ice-T, the rapper and actor who played a police officer in Law and Order: SVU For 24 years, he was caught on police body camera video getting into a heated argument with a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop.
Ice-T, whose real name is Tracy Lauren Murrow, was pulled over by the Hudson County Sheriff's Department in North Bergen, New Jersey in May, but it's only now that police video has been released.
In the video, a police officer appears to have pulled the actor over because the license plate on the front of his Porsche was missing. However, it was also discovered that the car's registration had expired retroactively to 2021.
The officer informed Ice-T about the registration issue and the actor replied that the Motor Vehicle Commission office was nearby and he was going there to renew his registration. The officer then asked Ice-T if he had an appointment at the MVC, to which the actor replied, “I don't need an appointment.” They know me. ” TMZ Reported.
New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles suggest Drivers will make reservations in advance to conduct business with the department, but reservations are not required and walk-ins will be accepted.
The MVC issue remains a thorn in the side of cops, with the actor suggesting, “Why don't you follow me to this garage? The DMV is right there,” adding: About this. Well, you can, but you don't have to. ”
The officer responded that this was serious and there was no way the actor would be driving anywhere without legal registration, and then told Ice-T that he was going to have the car towed to police custody.
“I'm not going to tow my car. Just park my car here,” Ice-T said, adding that he would just walk to the MVC, get a sticker for his car and take it home.
But the officer was out of hand on the matter, saying: Try to respect me more, and I will respect you more. ”
At that point, Ice-T got out of the car, handed over the keys, and barked, “Give me your papers back, you son of a bitch.” He then looked into the officer's body camera and said, “Give me the documents and show this on camera.”
When the actor begins recording the incident using his cell phone, the officer calls his superiors. Upon arrival, the Supervising Sergeant decided to allow the actor to walk to the MVC to pick up a new sticker and then walk back to retrieve the car without having it towed.
The officer then hands the actor's keys back and says, “Please show some respect.” After another tsukkomi, Ict-T says, “You don't have to,” and leaves.
it was reported The actor paid the fine in full.
Before Ice-T became an actor, his band Body Count became the center of controversy after releasing an infamous song. cop killerThe song expresses blatant hatred for law enforcement, suggesting that black people should kill police officers.
The rapper insisted that the song was not a call to kill cops, but rather an artistic representation of a specific type of character.
“This song is about someone who is tired of police brutality,” he was quoted as saying at the time. Yahoo News. “This is not a call to arms. It's a cry of frustration from the characters in the song. If you believe I'm promoting violence, you're not listening.”
However, following intense backlash, Ice-T removed the song from press for his upcoming album to avoid harm to his label.
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