Tracy Lauren Marrow, who goes by the stage name Ice-T, is an American rapper, actor, producer, and songwriter. He became famous in the 1980s as one of the pioneers of gangsta rap, a genre known for lyrics about violence, abusing women, and selling drugs. Ice-T has sold more than 20 million albums and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Personally, I was a big fan. I love his song Colors, which was the title song for the movie Colors with Sean Penn and Robert Duvall. Both the movie and song, I believe, stand the test of time and should be considered worth watching and listening to today. Speaking of time, did you see the video of the time that Ice-T had a run-in with cops? Well, I did, and my heart was saddened when I realized that Ice-T has become another entitled Hollywood elite asshole.

Ice-T had a run-in with the police, who were asking him for his papers for the car he was driving. Something almost every one of us has had to do at one time or another. However, Mr. Marrow’s response to law enforcement was yet another example of a rich and famous person who believes that they are above the cops and can treat them with disrespect. There are plenty of examples of this kind of entitlement, whether it be Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins on the side of the road or Reese Witherspoon telling law enforcement, “You’re about to find out who I am” when the cop did not recognize her.

This “Don’t you know who I am?” attitude is obnoxious. Ice-T told the cop he did not have to respect him, and when the cop asked whether he had an appointment at the DMV, Ice-T responded that he didn’t need one, telling the police officer that “they know me there.” The whole thing revealed the true “colors” of Ice-T. The one place we are all supposed to be equal is at the DMV, but, nowadays, not even there do we have equitability apparently.

If you haven’t seen the video of Ice-T’s interaction with the cops, go check it out. Then, ask yourself why, even if a famous actor has played a cop on television for over a decade, does he believe he can tell a cop, “You’re not towing my car?” I never watched that TV show Ice-T stars in, but I would think he would have learned how to treat cops when he plays one on television. Anyway, that is my opinion.

I think of this Ice-T incident every time I see a CarShield television commercial with him in it. I wonder if Ice-T knows that CarShield, a company that sells vehicle service contracts (VSCs), had to pay ten million dollars to settle FTC allegations that its advertisements and telemarketing pitches deceived consumers last year? If he does, I wonder if he even gives a shit and just cashes their checks anyway.

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