OT: Rodney King dead at 47

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June 17th, 2012 at 3:21 PM
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BlueinTC
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OT: Rodney King dead at 47

The man who was beaten by LA Police and set off riots in LA back in 1991 is dead.  Found at bottom on pool.  

 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/17/us/obit-rodney-king/index.html

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June 17th, 2012 at 3:24 PM | I can't possibly imagine (Score:5 Normal)
Indy Wolverine
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I can't possibly imagine where this thread might end up...

June 18th, 2012 at 1:51 AM | Now you know (Score:2)
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Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal

June 18th, 2012 at 4:26 PM | This is exactly where I (Score:2)
Indy Wolverine
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This is exactly where I thought the thread would end up.

June 17th, 2012 at 3:25 PM | So much GIF potential. (Score:5 Normal)
OMG Shirtless
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Must use restraint...

I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.

June 17th, 2012 at 3:27 PM | Okay people (Score:5 Normal)
BiSB
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PLEASE tread lightly here... 

I am being Twitters

June 17th, 2012 at 3:42 PM | i agree (Score:-1 Overrated)
June 17th, 2012 at 4:13 PM | Can't we all just get along? (Score:5 Normal)
bluebyyou
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Can't we all just get along?

June 17th, 2012 at 3:30 PM | I was in South Central LA on (Score:2 Normal)
NoMoPincherBug
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I was in South Central LA on business earlier this week.  Its a pretty scary place.   The conditions seem ripe for another riot.  Hopefully that will not happen, of course...but it is pretty easy to see how it could, the way things are going these days.

June 17th, 2012 at 6:54 PM | thanks (Score:5 Funny)
mattpergo
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for the heads up man.  i'll avoid south central now. 

June 17th, 2012 at 7:29 PM | Maybe if you could catch a (Score:3 Normal)
htownwolverine
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Maybe if you could catch a ride with LL:

 

Who is Jon Falk?
June 17th, 2012 at 10:48 PM | Correction (Score:4 Normal)
snarling wolverine
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According to the Los Angeles city government, that area is now called South Los Angeles.  Now that they've changed the name, everything is fine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Los_Angeles

June 17th, 2012 at 3:38 PM | This is not post worthy. (Score:-1 Normal)
June 17th, 2012 at 3:40 PM | Seconded  (Score:0 Normal)
June 17th, 2012 at 4:51 PM | Have you been coming to this (Score:5 Normal)
no joke its hoke
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Have you been coming to this blog long? Everytime someone "famous" dies there is a thread. Dont like it,dont click on it.

Vice.com

June 17th, 2012 at 4:02 PM | Not.. (Score:1 Normal)
remdog
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football related.  But it does remind me of living in LA during the riots.

June 17th, 2012 at 9:28 PM | damn i bet that was fun lol (Score:0 Overrated)
June 17th, 2012 at 4:22 PM | ? (Score:1 Flamebait)
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Marry a younger woman. As her beauty fades, so will your eyesight.

June 17th, 2012 at 4:21 PM | "Why can't we all just get along?" (Score:5 Normal)
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Some really classy comments here by some people. I'm always surprised at the disrespect people on MGoBlog show when someone creates a R.I.P. thread. Regardless of how you personally feel about this man, not only was he was a human being with a now mourning family, but he involuntarily played a huge rule in race relations in the early 90's and who knows how much different (for better or worse) this country would've been without him. And if that's not something you're able to acknowledge, at least be mature and use his passing as a oppurtunity to reflect on your own eventual mortality. RIP.

June 17th, 2012 at 6:20 PM | Thanks for the reminder... (Score:4 Underrated)
Allin4Blue
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Thanks for the reminder...

June 17th, 2012 at 6:48 PM | Thanks dad!! (Score:-1 Flamebait)
June 17th, 2012 at 9:25 PM | Srsly? (Score:2 Normal)
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This isn't RCMB noob...take your game to MLive where it belongs.

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June 17th, 2012 at 5:31 PM | RIP Rod! You will forever be (Score:2 Flamebait)
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RIP Rod! You will forever be remembered whether that is for your parodies or your impacts on race equality and effort you put in to trying to help African Americans along with other minorities.

A buckeye is nothing but a hair-less NUT!

June 17th, 2012 at 6:04 PM | No doubt... (Score:5 Normal)
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Before Rodney King's incident, there were hundreds if not thousands of minorities that fell victim to the same kind of violence by Police Officers across America without any consequences for the officers. His incident spearheaded procedures that launched investigations when accusations like these arose and it also helped weed out the bad cops in our Police Departments cross America.

Reporter: “Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?”
Shaquille O’Neill: “I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to.”

June 17th, 2012 at 9:44 PM | Ya total (Score:5 Normal)
MaizeRage89
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Victim... I mean gosh this poor guy was high pcp, chase by police for over an hour while crashing into 3 cars after which he jumps from the car and takes of running. Finally resists arrest and they use pepper spray but since he was beyond crazy that didn't work and finally it took 5-7 peace officers to stop this crazy guy... Ya total victim I feel so bad!!!! If anything Rosa Parks is someone to be looked up to by the black community, not this scum bag

June 17th, 2012 at 10:19 PM | You obviously missed my point... (Score:0 Normal)
June 17th, 2012 at 10:22 PM | Ya total proof (Score:1 Normal)
MaizeRage89
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20 secs of video tape of 7 actual blows from some asshole all drugged up. Let's be honest they didn't stand around and beat him like a piñata. Once again poor guy who put innocent lives at stake when he was driving through neighborhoods doing 65-70... But once again you don't bring anything like that up huh? I'm Mexican and proud of it and have all family in law enforcement. Maybe you should check your facts before making comments that you don't know shit about

June 17th, 2012 at 10:43 PM | My family is not in law enforcement, but... (Score:5 Normal)
KAYSHIN15
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I AM!!!! And I have been for 16+ years. 20 seconds of cops doing the wrong thing is twenty seconds too many. We are held to a higher standard. Again, my point is there have been legit cases of Police brutality towards completely innocent people because of racist cops or cops having a bad day and when the victims reported the incidents even with multiple witnesses nothing was done. The Rodney King incident forced Departments to investigate these accusations and changed Law Enforcement procedures for the better.

Edit: Seven cops hit King 56 times with batons. High or not dont you think 7 cops could have held him down and handcuffed him?

Reporter: “Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?”
Shaquille O’Neill: “I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to.”

June 17th, 2012 at 11:05 PM | Well we can (Score:-1 Normal)
June 17th, 2012 at 11:19 PM | You're right, had it been a white guy... (Score:2 Normal)
KAYSHIN15
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Race would not have been an issue, because everyone involved would have been white! And oh yeah, if I was going to lie about my occupation I would not pick being a cop. But hey, since your family members are cops you obviously think that somehow makes you a law enforcement expert. Do yourself a favor, take off the homemade super hero costume, stop bragging to your friends about your pink belt in Karate and leave the real law enforcement to the professionals.

Reporter: “Did you visit the Parthenon while in Greece?”
Shaquille O’Neill: “I can’t really remember the names of all the clubs we went to.”

June 17th, 2012 at 11:27 PM | Everything (Score:5 Normal)
megalomanick
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Everything that just happened here is exactly why this blog has a no politics rule. It's also why racial and religious issues should be in that same category.

June 17th, 2012 at 11:32 PM | Ya, agree to disagree (Score:2 Normal)
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There are limits, of course. Case in point: Even on the vast and magical world wide web, I don't think you could be someone with the capacity for analytic thought.

June 18th, 2012 at 10:52 AM | You doubt someone's (Score:5 Normal)
Louie C
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You doubt someone's employment in law enforcement just because they don't agree with you, then because he/she opposes your view on the King beating, you assume they think OJ is innocent. What the fuck did that have to do with what happened to Rodney King?You sound like a race baiting asshole to me. And by the way, if a person of ANY color was beaten 57 time by seven cops, you can trust and believe it would have made the news, are you fucking kidding me? And one more thing, not all blacks think OJ was innocent in including this one.

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June 17th, 2012 at 10:51 PM | Yes, let's talk about facts. (Score:3 Normal)
jhender85
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After the the LA acquittal, this case went to a federal trial where 2 of those 4 officers were sentenced to 32 months in prison, and their decision was not based off of a few seconds of film.  Oh, and before the federal trial, the LA Mayor and the elder Bush publically decried the actions of those of officers, going as far as saying they were undeserving of being police officers.

I don't believe anyone is saying Rodney King is completely innocent (which he is clearly not), but what we are saying is he was victim of racially charged police brutatility nonetheless...and the federal government agrees.  It certainly seems that you are the one in need of some more facts.

June 17th, 2012 at 11:09 PM | Lol (Score:0 Trolling)
June 17th, 2012 at 10:49 PM | Actually, (Score:3 Normal)
HouseThatYostBuilt
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he didn't lay helpless on the ground. He tried to stand several times. He was resisting arrest.

GBOD

June 17th, 2012 at 6:23 PM | I just saw Rodney King on tv (Score:5 Normal)
Mfan2000
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I just saw Rodney King on tv the other day. It was either AH channel or BookTV. Rodney was on a panel about race relations.

Rodney had recently authored a book

The Riot Within: My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Rodney%20King&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3ARodney%20King&page=1

I always found Rodney King a likeable person.

June 17th, 2012 at 9:07 PM | Unbelievable Chaos (Score:4 Normal)
quiverfull
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I was in socal when he got caught, and when the first trial ended in not guilty verdicts for the cops.  Can't describe the chaos and destruction.  Scary business and we all slept with our sidearms.  Was in trial on a homicide investigation when the verdict came.  Very strange to watch the city burn for a week.   

His next two arrests came across my desk too. Political hot potato to say the least.  He got a pass on one and a wrist slap on the other as the powers above didn't want the headache. 
Don't wish him bad, and certainly not death, but given what I know about his criminal history I suspect his ME (autopsy) report is going to have some interesting details. 

Quiverfull

June 17th, 2012 at 9:13 PM | NPR piece (Score:3 Normal)
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Heard a great NPR piece on Rodney a few weeks on months ago and he really seemed like a man who had turned around his life. Sad to hear of this news.

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June 17th, 2012 at 9:45 PM |  I didn't realize what a hero (Score:3 Funny)
ia4goblue
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 I didn't realize what a hero Mr. King was. After reading all these posts maybe we should build him a statue or put his face on Mt. Rushmore.

June 17th, 2012 at 11:36 PM | can you imagine (Score:1)
wigeon
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living his life?  No social commentary meant at all, but having that kind of medai spotlight and the instant name recognition he had? 

Sad passing no matter his status in life.  God forbid any of us get caught in that kind of media maelstrom.  

Peace Rodney.  

 

 

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