Stop snitching producer sentenced to 20 1/2 years - baltimoresun.com

Stop snitching producer sentenced to 20 1/2 years - baltimoresun.com: "star and co-producer of the 'Stop Snitching' videos — a man who came to symbolize Baltimore's violent street scene and a culture that threatens witnesses who cooperate with police — was sentenced Friday to nearly 20 years in federal prison.
Removing Ronnie Thomas, better known as 'Skinny Suge,' from city streets ends a years-long drama in which his popular underground DVDs flouted authority with obscene anti-police rants showing 'corner boys' taunting police and waving guns — practically daring officers to confront them.
The first video surfaced in 2004 and was followed by a sequel in 2007, prompting Baltimore police to counter with a video of their own, 'Keep Talking.' A bizarre showdown between the city's law enforcement and drug dealers played out on television screens instead of on street corners.
Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III said the intent of the 'Stop Snitching' videos was to 'try to discourage people from making their neighborhoods safer and to intimidate people. … We're talking about kids who are destroying each other for no good reason.'"