Video Filmed By Controversial Rappers At Nassau County Jail Sparks Outrage
EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The head of the correction officers union wants to know how Nassau County could allow rappers who previously said police officers should be killed to film a video in its own jail.
The sexually charged video stars three rappers who are convicted felons, said John Jaronczyk, president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association.
"One guy's name is Maino. He did 10 years for kidnapping," Jaronczyk told WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs. "One guy's name is Uncle Murda … . And he was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer."
Video Filmed In Nassau County Jail Sparks Outrage
Leonard "Uncle Murda" Grant and Jermaine "Maino" Coleman also appear in a video posted to YouTube earlier this month that depicts anti-police violence in the wake of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner deaths.
Jaronczyk said the Nassau County jail video -- "I Be About It" by D.J. Self featuring several other performers -- also promotes rape, gang and gun violence and drug dealing.
He is asking the county Legislature to get involved.
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"No one did background checks," Jaronczyk said. "No one did any kind of security checks. And this video is disgusting."
"As disgusting as this video is, they do have the right to film it," he added. "But Nassau County doesn't have to give them the keys to the jail to film it."
Jaronczyk said the county's film commission told him it has no control over artistic content.
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