MC Hammer Arrested by Cops He Says Racially Profiled Him [MUG SHOT]

Apparently you can touch this — at least if you’re a cop.

MC Hammer (real name: Stanley Kirk Burrell) was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 21 in Dublin, Calif., on suspicion of obstructing an officer in the performance of their duties and resisting an officer. But he says it was a case of racial profiling.

According to the Oakland Tribune, Hammer was pinched at the Hacienda Crossings shopping center, booked, and later released.

For its part, the Dublin police aren’t saying what happened other than to mention neither drugs nor alcohol seemed to be involved.

While cops may be tight-lipped about the incident, the 50-year-old former rap star isn’t — on Saturday, he used his Twitter account to tell his side of the story.

chubby elvis looking dude was tapping on my car window, I rolled down the window and he said’”Are you on parole or probation?”

— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) February 23, 2013

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. ..

— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) February 23, 2013

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

only thing more dangerous than a scared man with a gun, is a scared man with an agenda, a gun and a badge. I was citied for obstruction smh

— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) February 23, 2013

You have to know me to understand I was laughing when he was grunting and pulling on me .. I had just left the weight room ..

— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) February 23, 2013

I will now answer his question, contrary to his personal beliefs, all people of color are not on parole or probation fat boy !!!

— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) February 23, 2013

Instead of being bitter, I’m taking the opportunity to make this a “teachable moment” and “eye opener” for my many friends & colleagues.

— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) February 23, 2013

For what it’s worth, Hammer’s never had any sort of public run-ins with law enforcement before (and anyone who knows anything about the Oakland area knows racial tensions there run high). In the years since he achieved fame with songs like ‘Too Legit to Quit’ and ‘U Can’t Touch This,’ he’s become an ordained minister who’s spent a lot of time trying to help kids and adults stay out of trouble.

Ironically, the day after his arrest, Hammer appeared as a mentor at San Quentin Prison as part of its “Last Mile” program — which helps prison inmates prepare for life on the outside by teaching them how to create computer and smartphone apps.

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