The Psychology of Hip Hop US Marshals Print
Written by Robert ID864   
Wednesday, 09 February 2005 21:01

Many high profile individuals are feeling concerned in anticipation of Terence McPhaul's latest book "The Psychology of Hip Hop", but one of the most disturbing reactions came from Federal Judge Sarah Evans Barker, the controversial judge who presided over the Ford Motor Company/Firestone Personal Injury Lawsuits.

Judge Sarah Evans Barker dispatched Federal Marshals to "threaten me," says McPhaul.  McPhaul reports that Chris Barfield of the U.S. Marshals Service contacted the author to question him about the contents of "The Psychology of Hip Hop", and what the author wrote about Judge Barker.

The former Chemist, Mental Health Therapist and Personal Advisor to high profile clients says he conveyed to Marshal Barfield, "it is my First Amendment Right to be able to profile Judge Barker in my written work." McPhaul states, "it makes me concerned for my personal safety, as I have never heard of a Federal Marshal contacting an author because of an expected book release."

Terence McPhaul, who has been lauded as "bright" and "highly insightful" with regard to celebrity behavior, is reported to have riled some of the world's most powerful people.

In his first book, "The Celebrity Psyche", the author profiled among others Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Phil McGraw, Michael Jackson, hip-hop’s Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and rap label Death Row Records CEO Marion "Suge" Knight.

"The Psychology of Hip Hop", which mostly focuses on entertainment related lawyers such as Clive Davis and Alan Grubman, features a profile of Judge Barker in a chapter entitled LAW:Liars And Weasels?

McPhaul explains, "this particular chapter does contain profiles of those judges and lawyers who have engaged in questionable practices in their practice of law and in their personal pursuits." Moreover, "the profiles on legal professionals is an examination of Antisocial Personality Disorder, or Sociopathy," says McPhaul.

McPhaul who has appeared as an expert for Court TV and Bill O''Reilly opines, "the fact that Judge Sarah Evans Barker would sick the U.S. Marshals on me only substantiates why she was profiled in the book."