The Associated Press
PHOENIX (AP) -- Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has asked a record store chain to remove from its shelves a locally produced rap CD that contains “anti-police” lyrics and a raunchy drawing of the sheriff.
“You can’t get much lower than he has with this record about police,” Arpaio said, referring to the former inmate who created the CD.
“Our police officers risk their lives every day. We don’t need some punk advocating killing police. This is an affront against all law enforcement,” Arpaio added.
Arpaio faxed his complaint letter to Tower Records’ corporate headquarters earlier this week. He wrote that the company has aided in the distribution of a CD that promotes murder and “gross behavior.”
Wendy Powell, a spokeswoman with Tower Records, said the company has pulled the discs from the store. Many of the stores sell music by local artists, she said, but they don’t always review the lyrics.