Ozzy Osbourne, Tool of the Man
November 6th, 2007 - by Dave
Ozzy Osbourne is going bat-shit over Fargo, North Dakota.
The Fargo Police Department used a recent Ozzy concert as a front to round up local wanted criminals. The festive po-po’s sent out 500+ invites for a special nightclub pre-concert party promising tickets to see the Oz-man perform. The invitees just happened to be all folks with outstanding warrants in the Fargo area. Cops nabbed over 30 alleged offenders when they showed up innocently in search of some Crazy Train. Talk about a buzz kill.
Apparently Ozzy was less than happy when he learned that his good name was used to draw in accused criminals.
“Sheriff Laney went out of his way to tarnish my reputation by implying that I somehow attract a criminal element, which is certainly not true,” Osbourne ranted. “My audiences are good, hard-working people who have been hugely supportive of my music for nearly four decades.
“They have also been very supportive of my wife Sharon’s colon cancer charity by raising over a million dollars (partly through VIP ticket sales) at my shows. It’s obvious to me that this sheriff has an agenda and is just trying to make a name for himself on my back.” …
Ozzy fans are fine, upstanding people. All 30 of them.
