Tupac Shakur Legal İssues

Legal issues
Even as he garnered attention as a rapper and actor, Shakur gained notoriety for his conflicts with the law In October 1991, he attempted to file a $10 million civil suit against the law enforcement of the Oakland Police Department, alleging they brutally beat him for jaywalking[27]
In 1992, a Texas state trooper was killed by a teenager who was listening to 2Pacalypse Now which included songs about killing police This caused a swirl of media controversy Dan Quayle, the Vice President of the United States at the time, demanded that the album be withdrawn from music stores and media across the country; Interscope refused[27] Shakur claimed his first album was aimed at the problems facing young black males, but it was criticized for its graphic language and images of violence by and against law enforcement Quayle publicly denounced the album as having "no place in our society"[28]
On August 22, 1992, in Marin City, California, Shakur rapped at an outdoor festival, and stayed for an hour signing autographs and pictures Some earlier negative remarks made by Shakur about Marin City had caught up and when arguments started, voices got loud; he pulled a Colt Mustang, cocked it, fumbled and it fell Someone picked up the gun and a bullet discharged Though nobody in the crowd was shot, about 100 yards away, 6-year old 'id Walker-Teal rode a bicycle at a schoolyard and was hit in the forehead, the bullet killing him Shakur and Mopreme left in their car and were stopped by an angry mob, by chance, in front of a sheriff's substation The police "rescued" and took the two into custody, who were released without charge In 1995, a civil case was brought up by 'id's mother Shakur's lawyer said that the festival was a "nasty situation," and Shakur was saddened by the death of the boy Shakur's record company settled the lawsuit for a figure reported between $300,000 and $500,000[29]
In October 1993, in Atlanta, two brothers and off-duty police officers, Mark and Scott Whitwell, were with their wives celebrating Mrs Whitwell's recent passing of the state bar examination As they crossed the street, a car with Shakur inside passed by them or "almost struck them," after which the Whitwells began an altercation with the driver, Shakur and the other passengers, which was then joined by a second passing car Shakur shot one officer in the buttocks, and the other in the leg, back, or abdomen, according to varying news reports There were no other injuries, but Mark Whitwell was charged with firing at Shakur's car and later lying to the police during the investigation, and Shakur with the shooting, until prosecutors decided to drop all charges against all parties[30][31]
In November 1993, Shakur and others were charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room According to the complaint, Shakur sodomized the woman and then encouraged his friends to sexually abuse her Shakur denied the charges According to Shakur, he had prior relations days earlier with the woman; she performed oral sex on him on a club dance floor and the two later had consensual sex in his hotel room The complainant claimed sexual assault after her second visit to Shakur's hotel room; she alleged that Shakur and his entourage gang banged her, and she said to Shakur when she left, "Why you let them do this to me?"[32][33] Shakur said that he fell asleep shortly after the woman arrived and later awoke to her accusations and legal threats In the ensuing trial, Shakur was convicted of sexual abuse In sentencing Shakur to 1a½-4a½ years in prison, the judge described the crime as "an act of brutal violence against a helpless woman"[34][35][36] After serving part of his sentence, Shakur was released on bail pending appeal On April 5, 1996, a judge sentenced him to serve 120 days in jail for violating terms of his release on bail[37]
In 1995, a wrongful death suit was brought against Shakur for a 1992 shooting that killed 'id Walker-Teal, a six-year old of Marin City The child was the victim of a stray bullet in a shootout between Shakur's entourage and a rival group Ballistics tests proved the bullet that killed the boy was not from Shakur's or any members of his entourage's guns No criminal charges were brought Shakur settled with the family for an undisclosed amount, estimated at $300,000-$500,000[38][39]

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