Written by Brandy Smith
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
I’m sure that most of you remember the fatal shooting of up- and -coming Atlanta based rapper, Dolla last May at a crowded Los Angeles mall. Well, it seems that the man responsible for the killing has finally seen his day in court. On Friday Aubrey Berry was acquitted and his attorney’s are saying that their client was acting in self defense emphasizing that the rapper glorified a violent gangster lifestyle in his rap lyrics and online videos.
Jurors rejected prosecutors’ contentions that the killing of Dolla, whose real name was Roderick Anthony Burton II, was a callous act of apparent revenge. Reportedly Dolla and Berry had been involved in a fight at an Atlanta club two weeks before the shooting.
When asked about Dolla’s so-called gangster image, Deputy District Attorney Bobby Grace said, “I would hate to think that the jurors’ decision was based solely on lyrics,” he said. “It appears they believed what the defendant had to say.”
This is such a sad story…it is absolutely ridiculous that this killer will be able to walk the streets again. I’m just wondering how they can judge Dolla based on lyrics but not judge this man based on an act.WORDS VS. ACTIONS… you can’t place word’s at an higher level of threat than actions. Regardless of anything that Dolla had said in his lyrics…he never shot at that man.Those jurors had the opportunity to put this man in prison for this rest of his life and they failed tremendously. I am disgusted by the people on that juror!
Below is a picture of Aubrey Berry:
