Just like the police officers that didn’t have (or want) to hear the infamous 100.3 The Beat tape of the controversial Kaos Morning Show to form their opinion, many press members from the black community knew what to expect of it. Everyone who has ever listened to a black radio show knows how risqué deejays get, especially while manning talk shows. What struck the nerves of police is that black, hip-hop deejays were verbally (but humorously) striking back against cops who beat blacks down. The topic was familiar to most black folks. The real issue isn’t what was said, when it was said or how it was said. The issue is that there is bad blood between cops and the black community. As long as this bad relationship continues, there will be reckless rhetoric and bloody backlash. Now the cops have cost these jocks their jobs by threatening a boycott of the station’s advertisers, though many of the cops didn’t hear the tape and don’t listen to the station anyway. Maybe the black community should boycott the station, too, so these brothers can get their jobs back.
