Rod Wave Was Arrested for Battery and Twitter Has Mixed Reactions

Rod Wave was arrested for battery by strangulation in Flordia on Monday, May 2nd. Rod Wave’s arrest was confirmed by an arrest affidavit from the St. Petersburg Police Department. According to The Tampa Times, he “was taken into custody during a traffic stop at 5119 Venetian Boulevard NE on Sunday night. He was riding in the passenger seat of the vehicle, a 2021 Grey Dodge Durango which he owned, and was identified by his driver’s license photo.”

Rod Wave’s mugshot has been released‼️ pic.twitter.com/Rw9YBgfNso

— RapTV (@Rap) May 3, 2022

This news has brought up many “jokes” and a few social issues on Twitter. Let’s start with the “jokes” to get it out the way:

Crime scene photo of Rod Wave battery by strangulation 😳 pic.twitter.com/m6X6UbNqB2

— Trappin Ass Dom (@AmIyourDopeman) May 2, 2022

dis nigga rod wave 5’7 350 pounds no wonder he broke dat stage pic.twitter.com/I9eU1uPIUf

— Ace 🍀 (@realasysk) May 2, 2022

rod wave when someone eats his strawberry pop tarts pic.twitter.com/AlvvnO2E54

— Ace 🍀 (@realasysk) May 3, 2022

These “jokes” really highlight fatphobia in our culture and it does more harm than good.

making jokes and talking down on Rod Wave for being 300lbs+ is not only corny af but extremely fatphobic as well. y’all will truly never learn to stop commenting on peoples weight.

— Mira Adu ۵ (@soulnaigus) May 3, 2022

Why is fatphobia okay when it’s against Rod Wave

— Ocho ⚜️ (@OchoBuckets) July 11, 2020

Thankfully, at least one person thought the “jokes” were unnecessary

Wassup wit all these Rod wave jokes mfs be weird

— SolidJr. (@_3Solidjr) May 3, 2022

There were even tweets comparing Rod Wade’s arrest to DaBaby getting away with his violent behavior

How did Rod Wave get arrested and charged with battery by strangulation when DaBaby gets away with that kind of stuff every other day?! pic.twitter.com/fg3ZIEzFGM

— Rich (@UptownDC_Rich) May 2, 2022