Recently, Arlington police arrested six young members of a gang that was staging and filming fights. They would then sell these videos on the internet for $15 each. Even though the six are currently awaiting trial, they are still selling the videos. One thing has changed though. Because of all the publicity, the videos are now selling for $20.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently ordered a video off the internet. It was mailed to them from south Arlington last week.
Although they have instituted a "zero tolerance" policy for fighting and being spectators at a fight, Arlington police said they were aware that the web site is still up and fight videos are still being sold. They said it is not illegal to sell the videos. However, there may still be state and federal laws being broken. Police have contacted the Texas Comptroller's office. Dona Medlock, director of enforcement in the comptroller's office, said they had no record of Michael Jackson [who is selling the video] applying for a tax identification number [which is used to keep record of sales tax collections]. The video sales would be subject to sales tax under Texas law. The comptroller's office is currently investigating.
The Arlington police have also contacted officials with the Internal Revenue Service. They will be looking to see if these sales were declared as income [which they are].
The current video for sale, Agg Townz Fights 2, was filmed in and around Arlington, and has about 50 fights on it, including several group brawls. The footage police seized recently was believed to be for a third video.
NOTE - Previous posts on this topic can be found in our archives section. The dates are May 20th, May 12th, and May 11th.
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