A$AP Rocky found guilty of assault in Sweden

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

STOCKHOLM — A Swedish court has found American rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault for his role in a June 30 street brawl in Stockholm.

The artist, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, earlier pleaded self-defense and said he had tried to avoid a confrontation with two men who he said were persistently following his entourage.

One of them picked a fight with one of Mayers’ two bodyguards, the rapper told the Stockholm District Court.

The courts said the defendants “were not in a situation” where they were entitled to self-defense and that they “assaulted the victim by hitting and kicking him.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/14/asap-rocky-found-guilty-assault-sweden-1462309

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What will Donald Trump do?

[tanyev]

1. Tariffs on Swedish meatballs and Swedish Fish candy!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. And all things Ikea. nt

[Yavin4]

12. Don't forget ABBA

Listening to "Dancing Queen" will cost you an additional $.50

[Iliyah]

2. I thought the "donald" secured his release

and he's living comfortably in the USA.

[rurallib]

3. Kanye gonna be pissed

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. He was allowed to leave jail, and the country, after the trial, but before the verdict

which may have indicated they already thought they weren't going to give him a prison term, rather than a conditional sentence.

[sdfernando]

6. the orange-e-tan will invade Sweden! /NT

[TeamPooka]

7. Has Trump ever supported someone who wasn't guilty of crimes? No.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

8. He will never serve time or pay a fine, thus proving justice is different for the rich and powerful.

Again.

[yellowcanine]

11. Probably had to post bail.

The fines would likely come out of that. Plus hé could be banned from Sweden until hé serves his sentence.

[rickford66]

13. I think someone wrote on DU that Sweden didn't have a bail system.

[SunSeeker]

9. Yep, hard to dispute the video of Rocky assaulting that guy. nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Trump will try to pardon him

Never mind that he has no jurisdiction in Sweden.

[truthisfreedom]

14. Goofball idiot president.