e trial was provided by Professor Henry L. Gates, Duke University, who discussed the artistic quality of the 2 Live Crews music (Anderson 1990; Hardy 1992:12; Friedland 1991:153). After the trial, Sheriff Navarro vowed to arrest the band anyway if they would ever again perform in Broward County (Furer 1991:493; Rogow 1991:251-261). Get Back to Texas and Bring in Ice-T On November 8, 1990, a case against a retailer of a Sound Warehouse record store (incidentally, the same company as the one Wichner visited) in Dallas, Texas, was dismissed. The record store owner had sold a copy of 2 Live Crews "Nasty" album. Similar charges have been brought against retailers in Canada, North Carolina and Texas (Beatty 1991:629). On December 10, 1990, Bexar County, Texas, Judge Toy Martinez dismissed criminal charges of promoting pornography against San Antonio record store owner Dave Risher who was arrested for selling a copy of "Nasty" to Patrick Weaver. Incidentally, Mr.Weaver is the son of Teresa Weaver, President of the organization Citizens Against Pornography (OGallagher and Gaertner 1991:109). On January 17, 1991, the members of the band Too Mych Joy (see August 10, 1990) were acquitted by a jury in Broward County, Florida (OGallagher and Gaertner 1991:110). The Ice-T case erupted during the presidential elections of 1992. It concerned the song "Cop Killer" on the album Body Count by rapper Ice-Ts heavy metal band of the same name. To date, there has been no judicial determination of the protected status of the song Cop Killer, but various politicians (including former Vice-President Dan Quayle), celebrities (most notably Charlton Heston, see Heston 1992), and members of police organizations have vehemently criticized the songs message and presumed incitement to violence (Police Chief 1992). Tipper Gore of the PMRC condemned Ice-Ts for the "vileness of his message" (in Donelley 1992:66). In early June 1992, a group of law enforcement officials in...
