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    MC Hammer Arrested in Obstructing Officer Case

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    NEW: Rapper argumentative, in vehicle with expired registration, police say
    MC Hammer arrested this week and released, police say
    Incident occurred at mall in Dublin, California
    Police have until his court date next month to decide on any charges

    [[CNN) -- Rapper MC Hammer launched a string of tweets Saturday with his side of the story two days after he was arrested in northern California for allegedly obstructing an officer.

    Among his tweets, Hammer said, apparently referring to the arresting officer, that he was asked whether he was on parole or probation before the man tried to pull him out of his vehicle Thursday night.

    Police in Dublin, east of Oakland, said Hammer was in a vehicle with expired registration and he was not the registered owner.

    "After asking Hammer who the registered owner was he became very argumentative and refused to answer the officer's questions," police spokesman Herb Walters wrote Saturday evening in an e-mail to CNN.




    It was comical to me until he pulled out his guns, blew his whistle and yelled for help [[MallCop) !!!But make no mistake he's dangerous ..
    — MC HAMMER [[@MCHammer) February 23, 2013
    Hammer -- a rap and dance icon in the late 1980s and 1990s -- was arrested on suspicion of resisting an officer and obstructing an officer in the performance of his duties, according to police spokesman Herb Walters.

    The incident occurred at the Hacienda Crossings shopping center.

    Hammer began his tweets Saturday with "chubby elvis looking dude was tapping on my car window, I rolled down the window and he said 'Are you on parole or probation?'"

    "While I was handing him my ID he reached in my car and tried to pull me out the car but forgot he was on a steady donut diet," Hammer continued. "It was comical to me until he pulled out his guns, blew his whistle and yelled for help [[MallCop) !!! But make no mistake he's dangerous."

    Hammer, 50, was booked and released on bail from Santa Rita Jail, Walters said. A court date is next month, and police have until that time to decide on any charges.

    No drugs or alcohol were suspected in the incident, police said.

    In another tweet, Hammer, born Stanley Kirk Burrell, said, "only thing more dangerous than a scared man with a gun, is a scared man with an agenda, a gun and a badge."

    "I will now answer his question, contrary to his personal beliefs, all people of color are not on parole or probation fat boy!!!," wrote Hammer, later adding he thought of his arrest as "a teachable moment" and an "eye opener."

    Hammer, who had a hit single in 1990 with "U Can't Touch This," has been enjoying a resurgence in his career and took the stage with "Gangnam Style" Korean performer Psy during the American Music Awards last November.

    Hammer performed "Too Legit to Quit," which was released more than 20 years ago.

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    Ahhhh Hammer...while I knew a person must be "washed up" by the time one agrees to do a reality TV show...I had some set of years back, enjoyed him when watching his fusion of rap-gospel whenever he was evangelizing on TBN time and again.

    BUT, most fortunately, today, it could have gone a lot worse, as there are FARRRR more drunken, drugged-up celebs today who may find such incidents "publicity", so in that sense, Hammer's still a class act to me.

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    This is all about police profiling. They see someone driving while Black, and immediately, they think he's a criminal who's up to no good.

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    Agreed. When I saw this I didnt think Hammer had done anything.

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    Not the biggest fan of his, but I do agree that he was being profiled. Some cops just have to act like jerks!

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    Mark

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