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Friday, November 02, 2007

Ozzy Osbourne Not Happy With The Cass County Sheriff’s Department

Usually it’s Ozzy raising the ire of law enforcement.  Now law enforcement has gone and ticked Ozzy off with the sting they pulled at his recent Fargo concert (previous post about it here).

Since when does the lure of an OZZY OSBOURNE concert become the impetus for a sting operation by one local sheriff?

That’s what an outraged Osbourne would like to know after the events that transpired Monday, October 29 before his show at the Fargodome in Fargo, ND.

As masterminded by Paul D. Laney, a local county sheriff — under the name of PDL Productions — this is how the sting was set up, all without Osbourne’s knowledge:

Sheriff Laney took the liberty of planning an Ozzy Osbourne pre-show concert party by offering the very same perks included in Ozzy’s “official” VIP tour packages including two tickets to 40 unsuspecting citizens who received the PDL invites by mail.

When the “winners” showed up at the bash, they were promptly handcuffed and arrested on various outstanding warrants. Sheriff Laney quickly held a televised press conference to congratulate himself on the successful sting operation.

“Instead of holding a press conference to pat himself on the back,” says Osbourne, “Sheriff Laney should be apologizing to me for using my name in connection with these arrests. It’s insulting to me and to my audience and it shows how lazy this particular sheriff is when it comes to doing his job.”

I was surprised at how many people were upset with this little ruse Sheriff Laney pulled off in the comments to my previous post on the matter.  I still don’t get what the objection is.  The people invited to attend had warrants out for their arrest.  Were they lied to?  Sure.  But it was a little white lie, and it resulted in the arrest of some 40 people in a safe and efficient manner.

I do think, however, that if law enforcement is going to do something like this at an event they need to notify the people holding the event first.  It’s really not fair to use Ozzy Osbourne’s name and his concert event without first letting him know.  A little more tact in that situation would have gone a long way.

Comments

This is an old, old tactic, reused because it works so well. I’ve seen four or five local news reports around the country over the years about Super Bowl tickets, etc.

Trouble with notifying the concert promoters—they’ll leak it, potentially endangering those operating the sting. I mean, Ozzy Ozbourne cannot be trusted to help arrest drug dealers, I would think.

Pomerdorgrad on November 2, 2007 at 09:52 am

If it’s OK for the government to lie to citizens, then turnabout is fair play.
Are we sure that’s what we want?
I’ll keep that in mind next April 15th.

Kevin on November 2, 2007 at 10:00 am

This issue is one of the most absurd controversies I’ve seen in a very long time.
I can’t help but laugh...but then sadly shake my head in disbelief of the lack of cognitive rational!
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Fact, while y’all are on this line of thinking, let’s set some time aside for “Take A Criminal To Lunch Day”
mad .....ARGH!


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Anna on November 2, 2007 at 11:22 am

In many cases these people that are outstanding warrents are scum bags, these are people that have committed crimes against society and have a debt to pay. Trust me no one should feel bad for these people that were picked up.

If anything I hope they sent the dogs through OZZY’s luggage and personal items to make sure he was carrying weed smile


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goon on November 2, 2007 at 11:34 am

Or, as Ozzy would say:

“Imshmmsled feddmmssiiassh bleshhh on pilliggtsish. Shhuzzlefrmmz. Bffff.”


The future ain’t what it used to be.....

Pilgrim on November 2, 2007 at 12:47 pm

LOL, good point goon and that’s probably the real reason he’s making a fuss.
Pilgrim, LOL...I can’t even watch the guy. First, I can’t understand him and secondly, I’m constantly holding my breath thinking he’s going to kick the bucket any minute, right on live TV!
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Anna on November 2, 2007 at 01:09 pm
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I guess Ozzy has the right to be upset that his name was used to create the sting, but the old saying ‘if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime” comes to mind. I doubt the department has excess funds in the budget to allow for an expensive hoax to sting people who failed to appear for jaywalking or parking violations, hopefully they took people off the streets that need to be, in which Ozzy shouldn’t care about his name being used...but then Ozzy as a role model??!?

Spartacus on November 2, 2007 at 04:17 pm

I guess Ozzy has the right to be upset that his name was used to create the sting, but the old saying ‘if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime” comes to mind. I doubt the department has excess funds in the budget to allow for an expensive hoax to sting people who failed to appear for jaywalking or parking violations, hopefully they took people off the streets that need to be, in which Ozzy shouldn’t care about his name being used...but then Ozzy as a role model??!?

First off F#$K Ozzy the man is barely functional now from all of the drugs that he did during his youth. I don’t get why people are so upset, if one of you guys had been a victim of these peoples crimes you wouldn’t be screaming. The so in Fargo should be commended for their effort.


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goon on November 2, 2007 at 04:29 pm
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Goon, take a deep breath, this time with out the hooter and re read.

spartacus on November 2, 2007 at 04:38 pm

Illegal use of copywrited materials?


"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.

robert108 on November 2, 2007 at 04:45 pm

I think we were both being sarcastic, my point being while I love his music but OZZY is basically a piece of dung.
I can’t believe the man has two functioning brian cells left in his, I am surprised he is even able to sing anymore, nor recognize that he was in Fargo....


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goon on November 2, 2007 at 04:53 pm
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I apologize goon, your sarcasm was just too nuanced for me this evening. I won’t let it happen again.

spartacus on November 2, 2007 at 05:06 pm
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BTW goon, are you sure Ozzy knew he was in Fargo, or was he contemplating his career will continue to go far?

Spartacus on November 2, 2007 at 05:12 pm

LOL…
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Anna on November 2, 2007 at 07:55 pm
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This untalented boob should be thanking his lucky stars that even 30 of the 500 that were sent invites even knew who he is! Osborne is, to me, a no-talent panty-waist who seems to attract the below 40 IQ crowd. How anyone takes him seriously as a rocker (or anything else) is a constant amazement to me. That he actually takes himself seriously lowers his status from joke to pathetic.

Joe on November 4, 2007 at 01:05 pm
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Goon you don’t need to have the “Vote Republican” in your signature for us to be able to tell you are a republican.  Your confused outlook on life tells us that very clearly.  How much money do you make yearly?  I’m guessing you’re a super rich person who votes republican because your interests are protected and you get tax breaks for owning 6000+ pound vehicles.  So sad.  You have no idea what life is all about and you never will.

John Smith on February 23, 2008 at 05:25 pm

Goon you don’t need to have the “Vote Republican” in your signature for us to be able to tell you are a republican.  Your confused outlook on life tells us that very clearly.  How much money do you make yearly?  I’m guessing you’re a super rich person who votes republican because your interests are protected and you get tax breaks for owning 6000+ pound vehicles.  So sad.  You have no idea what life is all about and you never will.

First off go f’ yourself second its not not your business how much money I make. Second, voting for Obama is not a option for me. The man has no substance to his campaign. It doesn’t take a PHD to figure that out.


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goon on February 23, 2008 at 11:29 pm
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One thing that I don’t understand is, if they have the address of who they want to arrest. Instead of sending them an elaborate mail to lure them to some fake concert. Way not just go to their houses and arrest them? I think the sheriff is a little unfit in the head to be a sheriff. It is an insult to Ozzy and his audience. I don’t know what the people who were arrested were being arrested for but I’m assume it was mostly drugs. I’ve even heard Ozzy once encouraged some of his fans to go to drug rehab.

Ada on May 6, 2008 at 05:23 am

I would imagine that they don’t have the manpower to stake out their houses until they show up and then go crashing into each house with a team.


What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.


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The Whistler on May 6, 2008 at 06:11 am

if they have the address of who they want to arrest. Instead of sending them an elaborate mail to lure them to some fake concert. Way not just go to their houses and arrest them?

It is safer for the officers to have an operation like this than go to their door and try to get them to come out and be arrested.


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goon on May 6, 2008 at 07:23 am
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