Rapper could face charges tied to flash mob calls

[The Northerner]

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A rapper could face criminal charges after a tweet from his account incited a telephone flash mob that overwhelmed the emergency phone system at one of busiest stations of the Los Angeles County sheriff's department, the agency said on Saturday.

The sheriff's department alleges The Game tweeted the Compton station's phone number on Friday and told his 580,000 followers to call the number if they wanted an internship.

Phones at the southeast Los Angeles County station started ringing at 5:23 p.m. on Friday, and the lines were jammed by hundreds of calls for more than two hours, prompting authorities to bring in additional help. Many callers hung up as soon as someone answered, while others asked deputies about a music internship.

During that time people with legitimate issues that included a missing person, spousal abuse and two robberies were also trying to call in, department spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

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[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. The punk should do a little time.

[trueblue2007]

6. throw the PUNK in jail and pay a BIG fine!!!

[Supply Side Jesus]

2. pay a very large fine and move on

what an idiot

[emilyg]

3. dumb.

[flvegan]

4. It would appear that this Game fella has some idiotic fans.

[alp227]

5. hey I listen to The Game but am not an idiot!

and this is just unfunny and messed up, the only reason why he could've posted the number might've been because he knew it not confusing between a talent agency phone number and sheriff's office phone number.

[ZombieHorde]

7. The link takes me to a map. Was the number a mistake, or a prank?

Has The Game made a comment about the situation?

[LooseWilly]

8. If a politician could drum up that much interest in an internship, would he/she face charges?

Sorry... the noun "rapper" and the the phrase "faces charges" just feel like a societal equivalent of the jerk resulting from doctors tapping the knee (knee-jerk)... I can't take this shit seriously except to worry for the well being of the rapper liable to be jailed or murdered by "law enforcement" in the process...

Maybe it's just me.