Case Study: Who Murdered FBI Agent John Anderson

Who Murdered FBI Agent John Anderson?
Davide Clarkson 4,000 miles away from a concert in Brazil, a shot is fired that ends a man's life; viciously, wantonly, and premeditatively. An alibi of 4,000 miles distant from the scene of the crime and pointed evidence that another man pulled the trigger, does not deter the arrest of Rap Artist "Thug Sizzle" for the murder of an FBI agent, John Anderson, in LA, shot in cold blood by one, Sal Guillaume. Thug Sizzle and Sal Guillaume were not acquainted at all. The lyrics composed by Sizzle were inflammatory and calling for a lawless act to be committed upon Agent Anderson, and furthermore, allegedly the influence that led Sizzle's fan, Sal Guillaume, to commit the physical murder of Agent John Anderson. Even
The Brandenburg test was applied in 1973 to the Hess Vs. Indiana Supreme Court case where imminent was taken to mean not just that the words may have a tendency to lead to violence but must be to direct a specific act in a timely fashion. Sizzle considers himself as an artist, and his music a piece of art that nobody sane could actually take in a literal context. In an email sent from Thug Sizzle to Pat Bonaire (CEO Warner Records) he, states, “The album is just music, and nothing bad is going to happen. I won't change my lyrics because I have too much self-respect as an artist to allow some suit to guide my vision. . . . [D]on’t tell the artists how to do their thing.” Thug Sizzle may be referring to lyrics such as “Yo, I dedicate this song to my true #1 enemy, that punk cop, FBI Agent John Anderson! Man, when you die I’m gunna dance on your grave and give dap to the man who killed you!” This is enough to maintain Sizzles innocence under the intention of the 1st amendment, however, to further prove his innocence, we can show how the second part of the test is not met as well because the speech was not likely to produce such an
Rap music is commonly known for its explicit language and graphic themes and often times rappers exaggerate or create false personas with the purpose of portraying a certain image. It is not uncommon for rappers to use a similar language as that used by Thug Sizzle yet we somehow are asked to believe that Thug Sizzle was implicitly directing the murder of John Anderson. Sal Guillaume was never in the same city at the same time as Thug Sizzle. They had also never exchanged emails, telephone conversations, letters, or even experienced personal contact but he still believed that Sizzle was directing him through the songs to murder Agent Anderson. Before the murder of Agent Anderson, Sizzle had been in Brazil touring in support of his quintuple-platinum album, “JOA-D.O.A.” This is relevant because it shows us how even though 5 million other people heard the album, nobody else believed that what they heard was nothing more than just