Stop Playing!

Stop Playing! A Monthly Account of the Unusual, Absurd and Generally Unbelievable is a feature found in Upscale Magazine. From the May 2006 issue:

• Harlem rapper Cam'ron plans to release a DVD about catching pedophiles. Patterned after a MSNBC special, the DVD will show Internet predators lured to a location with the intentions of having sex with a minor, only to be confronted by Cam'ron and his manager, Big Joe. He reports catching a few men in the act and will film at least 10 more for the DVD. All we need now is an accompanying soundtrack?


• Crack must not be that wack! Tennessee drug dealers are required to anonymously buy a tax stamp and affix it to all substances in their possession. If they are caught for drug possession with no stamp, they will also be fined for tax evasion. Since the law's inception, the state has received nearly $2 million from taxing illegal drug dealers. Ironically, the money collected is used to fight drug-related crimes.


• Records from the FEMA $2,000 debit cards distributed to Katrina / Rita Hurricane victims showed that victims and phony applicants had purchased tattoos, massages and erotic products, none of which are deemed a necessity. Now that's taking advantage of an opportunity...Or is it a situation?