Smiley Culture Dies After Police Raid His Yard

[Derek]

The police watchdog is investigating the death of the British reggae star Smiley Culture during a Metropolitan police raid.

The 48-year-old singer and MC, whose real name was David Emmanuel, died on Tuesday from a stab wound sustained as officers visited his house in Warlingham, Surrey to make an arrest.

Although it is unclear how Emmanuel was injured, investigators are understood to be looking into whether the wound was self-inflicted.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Emmanuel had appeared before magistrates charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine last September.</span>

He shot to fame in the 1980s with songs such as Cockney Translation — an explanation of rhyming slang — and Police Officer, an autobiographical song of how he was caught in possession of cannabis but let off when the officer recognised him as a reggae artist.

<span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;Although I paved the way for people like the Streets and Dizzee Rascal, I left the music business because I wasn't rich.&quot;</span>

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/mar/15/smiley-culture-dies-police-raid

[Derek]

Re: Smiley Culture Dies After Police Raid His Yard

<span style="font-weight: bold">The 48-year-old former singer is believed to have asked if he could go and make a cup of tea before being taken to a police station for questioning. While he was gone, he took a knife and plunged it into his own chest

'Smiley must have thought he was going away for a long time and decided he could not handle it,' a source told The Sun newspaper.
'While the Old Bill were sitting waiting for their cuppa he took a carving knife and stabbed himself right in the heart with it.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...l#ixzz1Glj8JY4p</span>

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...o=feeds-newsxml





Yard criss

[Derek]

Re: Smiley Culture Dies After Police Raid His Yard

<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Press conference</span></span>


[video:youtube]http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13375130[/video]

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13375130

I have never heard of someone being left alone to make tea by the police, before being arrested.

[Derek]

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Anyone care to comment?

[SmoothOperator]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Press conference</span></span>


[video:youtube]http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13375130[/video]

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13375130

I have never heard of someone being left alone to make tea by the police, before being arrested. </div></div>

The english are very religious about their tea. It is standard operating procedure to allow a man to have a last cup of tea before booking him and taking him away. It is a very British thing you know.

[quodlibet]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SmoothOperator</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Press conference</span></span>
[video:youtube]http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13375130[/video]

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13375130

I have never heard of someone being left alone to make tea by the police, before being arrested. </div></div>
The english are very religious about their tea. It is standard operating procedure to allow a man to have a last cup of tea before booking him and taking him away. It is a very British thing you know. </div></div>
Is it also a British thing to not run like hell when they let you go to make tea?

[Nunya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Quodlibet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Is it also a British thing to not run like hell when they let you go to make tea? </div></div>

Dis mek mi BOAL! aye sah...

sorry fi hear say im dead still...

[neutral]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Quodlibet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Is it also a British thing to not run like hell when they let you go to make tea? </div></div>

So many people have actually ran like hell after given permission to make tea that I am sure the coppers have a tea man waiting round the back for such an eventuality.

[Q3210]

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Knew a Rastaman who drew tea anytime he was thirsty. Ice water was not his fancy.
He was more a teaman than any Brit would dream of.

[Derek]

Re: Smiley Culture Dies After Police Raid His Yard

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SmoothOperator</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Press conference</span></span>


[video:youtube]http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13375130[/video]

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/13375130

I have never heard of someone being left alone to make tea by the police, before being arrested. </div></div>

The english are very religious about their tea. It is standard operating procedure to allow a man to have a last cup of tea before booking him and taking him away. It is a very British thing you know. </div></div>

Well I'm British and one thing I know for sure is than when police come to your yard to arrest you on drugs charges, you're in handcuffs straight away.

Black men don't get time for tea.

SmoothOperator, I presume your statement was tongue-in-cheek

[neutral]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Black men don't get time for tea.

</div></div>
They are more likely to get porridge.

[Derek]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Black men don't get time for tea.

</div></div>
They are more likely to get porridge. </div></div>

Did you watch (some of) the press conference?

[neutral]

Re: Smiley Culture Dies After Police Raid His Yard

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Black men don't get time for tea.

</div></div>
They are more likely to get porridge. </div></div>

Did you watch (some of) the press conference? </div></div>


No I didnt,but I read elsewhere where someone who appear to be either a friend or member of the family,was complaining that the family held a press conference but none of the main news outlet turned up,yet they were reporting hearsay and speculation about smiley.

[Derek]

Re: Smiley Culture Dies After Police Raid His Yard

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Natral</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Derek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

Black men don't get time for tea.

</div></div>
They are more likely to get porridge. </div></div>

Did you watch (some of) the press conference? </div></div>


No I didnt,but I read elsewhere where someone who appear to be either a friend or member of the family,was complaining that the family held a press conference but none of the main news outlet turned up,yet they were reporting hearsay and speculation about smiley. </div></div>

Yes that's true, beware of anonymous police sources. If you watched it, you'd see that The Guardian, The Voice and maybe one or two others were in attendance.