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Rodney King speaking with fans before presenting his autobiographical book 'The Riot Within...My Journey from Rebellion to Redemption' in Los Angeles.
Rodney King's death was ruled accidental in an autopsy report released Thursday by the San Bernardino County Coroner's Office, which also noted he had marijuana, cocaine and alcohol in his system.
The report summarized the events leading to his June 17 death at age 47 in his backyard pool in Rialto, Calif.
King "was in a state of drug and alcohol induced delirium," according to the coroner's report.
He "either fell or jumped into the swimming pool," the report said. "The effects of the drugs and alcohol, combined with the subject's heart condition, thus incapacitated, was unable to save himself and drowned."
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King's fiancée, Cynthia Kelley, found him in the deep end of the pool at 5:25 a.m. and called 911. She made several attempts to pull him out of the pool but was unable to save him. He was taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center where he died.
Rialto police said the preliminary investigation suggested the drowning was accidental and that there were no signs of trauma or foul play.
Kelley told police that King he had been out all weekend with a male friend, but police said at the time they did not know if King and his friend had been partying all night.
During a press conference announcing the death, police technicians could be seen bringing out a marijuana plant from inside King's home.
King was an admitted drug addict and alcoholic and told NBCLosAngeles.com in April he had been managing his addictions.
King was remembered during services led by the Rev. Al Sharpton as a "symbol of forgiveness" who bore the scars of his infamous videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers with dignity.
Sharpton said that King never showed bitterness to the officers who beat him.
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King became famous after his videotaped Lake View Terrace beating by Los Angeles police in 1991 was broadcast worldwide, as were photos of his bloodied and bruised face.
Those images became a national symbol of police brutality.
When four officers charged with felony assault on King were acquitted by a jury with no black members, the verdict sparked a riot that lasted for six days and brought U.S. military presence to patrol LA streets.
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During the unrest, which left more than 50 people dead and caused more than $1 billion in property damage, King famously pleaded for peace by asking, "Can we all get along?"
King's words were embroidered on the lid of his casket, next to a portrait of him.
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Gee- drugs/alcohol - "drug delirium" - but he was such a model for all our young people!!!!!
yo yo yo rodney keeping it real.... even with all that money the ignorant mutent died the way he lived
There was no guess work in how he died. What a waste of tax payer money giving him all those millions. I guess getting beat still didn't knock some sense in him.
Gee, I had no idea that he ever proclaimed to be a role model for anyone. His demons got the best of him. Sad way to go down. Actually his death could help others see that we are all only human and that hard drugs can take a toll on our minds and body.
He was a POS that caused innocent people to be beaten and robbed due to riots by people just like him. I have no sympathy for him. His death will not help anyone. It is what it is.
Darwin was right!
What, no video of King falling into the pool in a drug and alcohol induced stuper. How are Jackson, Sharpton and Racebaiters Inc. going to turn a profit on this? There must have been white cops on the bottom of the pool. The LAPD SEALS have no comment.
Griff, exactly HOW did he cause it? IF memory serves, the riots were caused by the acquittal of the arresting officers. Rodney had no part in that. He didn't incite anyone to riot. He was the innocent victim in this.
Griff-
What you have to say about this is pure mean crap. Rodney King did not cause anyone's deaths nor did he cause the riots. For you to say that is a flat out lie...but then again, you know that don't you?
You cause a riot by getting people rilled up about something. In that way, he DID cause those riots
They "rilled" themselves up because the treatment of Rodney was typical of the treatment of people in their neighborhood.
I can't wait til in your life you feel that you are being targeted and mistreated and see how you react when it is flaunted in your face!
Who cares? The man was a menace to society and his hood. He was no role model for anyone.
Honestly, you people sound ridiculous. Police are taught to restrain a suspect not beat the living @!$%# out of them. Yeah, he was a drug addict but those exist in both white and black communities. The police beat him like he was a dog. No white junkie ever had to worry about that from the cops. Then they got off. Come on now Rodney King is human like the rest of us.
I think his family should sue the city for paying him all that money which he couldn't handle................yep it's L.A.s fault. As Clint Eastwood said "A man has got to know his limitations".
Ok idiots, he didn't "rile" anyone up. The city as a whole was so angry over the fact that he could get beatten the way he did because of his color and NOTHING happend to the cops. Maybe, if the jury had done their job and not just said "Oh he's a black man from the ghetto so the white cops MUST be right" the riots NEVER would of happened. So, if you're going to blame anyone for the riots blame the jury!!! And for the record, no I'm not black. Keep drinking the kool-aid people, keep drinking.
Who cares?
"Don't judge lest ye be judged."
Drug and alcohol addition affects every stripe and background, every social and economic standing, every race, every ethnicity, every faith and gender.
Don't label it anything that it's not.
Don't derive pleasure from any person's chemical demons.
Don't rejoice in any person's failings because it makes you feel superior.
Don't use a person's tragedy as an opportunity to reinforce your own preconceived ideas, or apply your social and political spin.
Just call it what it is, ... human frailty. And reach inside yourselves for a little human compassion.
Because of this drugged up drunk who was fleeing and eluding the cops and spat on them when they were trying to arrest him, there were over 50 people killed, 2,000+ injured, and over $1 billion in property damage including hundreds of businesses that closed temporarily or permanently. Not exactly the legacy I'd want to leave behind, that's for sure. Especially the part where I was given over $3 million and too stupid to handle it properly. The old saying goes: those who don't have money have none because they continue to do what they do worst..make bad decisions, and those who do have money continue to do what they do best..make good decisions. In Democrat land of course, that's not fair. Everyone should be equal! Well, even when given money it's been proven time and time again many people just aren't bright enough to handle it (lottery winners specifically).
Hey New Comm: most of us are law abiding citizens and stay out of trouble, so it won't happen. Sorry, your argument failed in vain.
He was indeed the "King of Fools" as in the novel "Hunchback of Notre Dame": a half-witted nobody elevated by the rabble to fame through no wish of his own.
There are tens of thousands like him in every big American city and when there is confrontation the deficiencies in police training are exposed. But as commentators pronounced at the time there is no "nice" way to restrain a suspect who doesn't want to be restrained.
Media coverage of the riots made them much, much worse, not to mention a weak initial response by LAPD. The one beneficiary? Makers of SUV's. Buyers--women especially--flocked to purchase these tanklike gas guzzlers after seeing people pulled from their cars and savaged at intersections like the infamous Florence and Normandy in South Central.
Rodney King had a swimming pool!!
I know New Comm, right! On another thread here today they are targeting Romney just because he is Mormon.
The real shame is this POS was awarded money instead of being locked up for a long time. He beat his wife, dragged her out of the home and cotinued to beat her. Robbed a store with a tire iron and hit the clerck with a rack. And served very little time for these 2 seperate incidences. Then goes and leads cops on a high speed chase endangering others and refuses to cooperate and tries to charge at officers arresting him and gets beat for it. Then is given over 3 million dollars ( all at tax payer expense) and continues to live a life full of drinking and driving, drugs and driving, beating his wife and injuring his daughter and vandalism. Yet this POS is "honored" by the likes of Sharpton?
If he had only been sentenced to more then 2 years and served one for robbing a store with a deadly weapon or been sentenced for beating his wife all this would never have happened and he could have died without anyone knowing who he was.
Many of Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehabs have perished and relapsed, Brigitte Nielsen now among them. Addiction experts now know that alcohol and drugs actually change your brain chemistry, possibly forever, meaning you have to fight the impulse every single day. Betty Ford did a lot to spur research into alcohol and drug addiction, saving lots of lives in the process.
RIP, Rodney King.
Greg Reid-6640180
"Honestly, you people sound ridiculous. Police are taught to restrain a suspect not beat the living @!$%# out of them. Yeah, he was a drug addict but those exist in both white and black communities. The police beat him like he was a dog. No white junkie ever had to worry about that from the cops. Then they got off. Come on now Rodney King is human like the rest of us."
REALLY!!!???!!!??? Mr.King refused 40+commands to lie down and stop resisting, he refused because the drugs in his system outweighed reason. Police are trained to SUBMIT a person that wont lie down, have you fools seen the video? He would not stop trying to stand up. This is a fact that not one person on Earth can dispute, wait for it, HAD HE LAID DOWN THE COPS WOULD HAVE STOPPED. Period. The truly fu(k#d up part about this whole story, had the media shown the part of the video where King was thrashing 4 cops, instead of editing it for maximum commercial value, it would have been a whole different world today. That incident caused me to lose respect for the mainstream media in a major way. IMO as always
Actually, GregReid, white junkies do have to worry about savage beatings from the cops. A friend of mine in Ohio once punched a cop while in a drug induced stupor. When they got him back to the cell four of them commenced to beating the crap out of him with their night sticks. He urinated blood for three days. The difference between him and King though is that his case didn't get any media attention. The media only gets involved when the potential for stirring up hatred between races is involved.
Comment # 1 restored for clarity.
"Can't we all smoke a bong?"
LMAO!!!!
Funny Ted!
The world would probably be a better place if we did.
yes we can...i lit the fuse...got the buzzz...
That is funny as hell! Thanks for the laugh.
As for King: Can we all say LOSER?
He probably bought those drugs with his welfare money.
I can only hope that all of the above posters can one day also feel the affects of four police officers religiously beating and kicking them for all its worth, and then see how they handle the traumatic affects of it, especially when all four are later found innocent of all wrong doing, and you are essentially told that your life and rights mean absolutely nothing. I would love to be on the jury that acquits them.
Dorothy go back to OZ, you appearently can't handle the real world
"he was just starting to turn his life around" ha ha just kidding still a freaking loser. with all that money, he should have taken swimming lessons
Watch your Karma Parratrooper (sic)...your chute might not open next time....
Dorothy, I agree. The lack of empathy on these boards is sickening...FoxNews and its ilk have created a society of sociopaths. If god exists, surely they will be called to account.
Dorothy of Oz - You seem to forget how he led them on a high speed chase and then refused to follow the police's orders to get on the ground because he was hopped up on drugs. Please spare everyone the delusion that King was some innocent civilian just standing there when a bunch of cops attacked him.
King was a bad seed....always was....and died hopped up on drugs. It goes to show, money doesn't make you a good person.
Dorothy, the late Mr. King wasn't kicked. You have a vivid imagination and most probably don't like the police.
You could well have been on the (criminal) jury that acquitted OJ. Do you believe "unknown drug dealers" savagely murdered his wife and an innocent young waiter?
The only hero in that whole mess was the person who taped the beating and made us all aware of this kind of out of control police behavior. And one of the victims was Reginald Denny who didn't even do anything to warrant a traffic stop but was pulled from his vehicle by a mob, brutally beaten and never received restitution or compensation for his losses.
You ignorant fool.
Rodney had a rap sheet longer than my driveway, and all the cops in the area were familiar with him due to his many arrests.
HE LIVED AS A JUNKIE AND DIED AS A JUNKIE.
He was SO high on coke, that no matter how many times the cops told him to get down on the ground, he wouldn't.
No matter how many times they tried to subdue him, BEFORE the camera began to tape, Rodney was too high and would not follow orders.
Just because you see the last 10 minutes of an incident that was 25 minutes does not make you the judge jury and executioner. Had you KNOWN about his tumultuous history, you'd have understood that the reason he CONTINUED to get up over and over and over was because he was high on cocaine. Any normal human would have simply been handcuffed so they could be searched for drugs/weapons.
But not according to RODNEY JUNKIE KING. His cocaine was running the show that night he kept trying to get away from the cops, which is a junkie's inherent reaction.
FIFTY THREE PEOPLE DIED because of Rodney's drug problem and subsequent civil problems.
BURN IN HELL, KING.
not so sure it was out of control police behavior. When someone under arrest refuses to submit to arrest, is told to be still, and that person continues to resist, this is often the outcome. Unless you have seen someone in a delirium, high on drugs, and witnessed the superhuman strength that often accompanies it, you may not understand that what seems like out of control police behavior is actually what is necessary to bring a criminal under control. The criminal in the beating was Rodney, and the rest of his life, or much of it, confirms the kind of life he lead. When you get high on drugs and lead police on a high speed chase, risking the officer's lives and others, I really don't feel bad if you get the crap beat out of you. I do agree with you however that what happened to Reginald was absolutely tragic, because unlike Rodney who brought his circumstances upon himself, Reginald did nothing.
Well Said Anita. The beating he took was wrong and the police were way out of line. Rodney king was a loser out side of that. He never was a role model.
Anita- that is not entirely true. Reginald Denny's truck was stopped by the mob as they would not let him through. Nothing to do with a trafffic stop. He received quite a substantial amount of money from private donations, myself and family included. Of course nothing can compensate for the severe brain damage he sustained from the beating.
Rodney King put the lives of every driver on the road during his wild police chase through the suburbs of LA and he refused to do anything the cops told him too. Their lives were also in danger and they had every right to beat the crap out of him. He was on drugs and out of control. LAPD were on the hook because it was taped and of course you dont see what happened prior to the subduing of the criminal. Excessive? I dont believe so. He put himselfand the public in danger and he had to be subdued in any way. And no, I am not racist. Nothing to do with it.
53 dead people due to this junkie
He got 3.5 million of honest working tax payers' money, and it all went up his nose!
Just thank the cops who beat him!
As I stroll through I see so many ignorant comments about Rodney King's life and death. Truth is, none of these folks actually witnessed how that man passed away just hear - say. The way it's discribed on here doesn't really add up to me. It's stated that he was found in his pool at the far end by his fiance. It's stated that she tryed to pull him out many times but was unsuccessful. She stated that he had been out the past night or two with a male friend. It's stated that he was sent to the hospital; where he died? So, did he die in his pool or at the hospital is my question out of serious concern. This is no joke but for some it is. Wait until @!$%# hits close to your home jokers. Let this had been you or one of your loved ones then you'd be for real. Weed, coke, and alcohol alone doesn't have that much power over a person unless they've never got high before and was snuck a big amount of each all at once. Seems like everytime a black person (so-called) has or had an issue with the law enforcement (so-called) and get famed over it they get a snare in their near future such as this. L.A has a crooked police system anyway so we don't know who all was connected in this. Once again, I've heard of pcp attacks, crack attacks, crystal meth attacks, heroin attacks, prescribed medicine attacks, bath salts lsd zombie attacks, but never weed yae-yo and booze attacks. They've only been known to make a person relax. Nearly more than half the population who works for the government sniff coke drink lots of water and work out to sweat it out before testing ya' heard?! All the rich Cali celebs nearly all do some sourt of drugs or alcohol best believe. I think Rodney King was killed by someone protected and connected by the government. That's just my opinion about this whole situation. Some folks can't stand for a so-called black man to be banking like the so-called whitey or rich folks period. Especially if his or her fame and fortune came from police brutality such as we witnessed put on Rodney King. So I say rest in peace Rodney King the man who made Dr. Dre and Snoop have something to put out music about on that Chronic album and inspired the riots of the early 90's in Cali and abroad in the minds of many peace.
THat @!$%# deserved the whooping he got....
yes you saw the tape. And you saw what the media wanted you to see. If you ever get a chance to see it again,watch it close. were the police a bit harsh? YES Was King out of control? YES YES But was made a rich man to by all the drugs that pc of crap needed to kill himself..may he burn in Hell
here Anita watch this from one of the ladies on the Jury---- oh well it will not post go to you tube and look for RK and Jury
Just another "good for nothing drug addict." He knew how to work the system. White on Black. Good riddance "@!$%#."
Lenox, How dat foo' ever get behin' de wheel of a car??
Dass whut I wants 2 know!
Basic fact, three black men were in the car the night police pulled Rodney over. Two obeyed the police's legal orders and was unharmed. One did not obey the police's legal orders and was made to comply. Career criminal, driving drunk (.19 BAC twice the limit), stoned and coked up while out on probation. Fleeing the Highway Patrol police officers. Leading the police on a high speed chase at speed of up to 80MPH. Refused the police orders to get out of the car, get on the ground, and place his hand behind his head so he could be cuffed either because he was so messed up or just because one thing Rodney knew that jail will harsh the party. He grabbed the female officers buttocks which was interpeted at going for her gun. He did not comply until the CHP pulled their guns on him. The LA police swarmed him to cuff him as they are taught never to have their guns pulled while engaging a suspect. King started to fight and got back to his feet. He was then TASERED and got up again after that. After being knocked to the ground by repeated batton blows he got to his feet again. NOW tell me who was wrong? Police tell you to get on the ground so you can be cuffed and arrested you do it or they make you. Not one blow was struck after he was cuffed.
So you're saying it was worth LA destruction and multiple deaths to avenge a man who was beaten up? HE said he wanted people to get along, so inciting racial violence isn't the answer.
Knowledge equals power, you are suspended for a day for violating rule # 1 of the Code of Honor.
Comment # 4 deleted, death trolling.
Like this is some big surprise...
"Say What"?--quote---
Rodney King was a druggie---he died from alcohol and drugs.
Why are there excuses for his deviant behavior, and love for dying---? Accident, no way!
He knew what he was doing---self destruction big time.
Guess, as a millionaire, he moved up from PCP.
You are right and by that I mean you are guessing.
Though I don't understand why you need to guess what he was on at the time of his death as the article tells us it was "marijuana, cocaine and alcohol"; no mention of PCP.
He was on PCP at the time of the beating, refused to listen to the officers. I don't agree in anyway to his beating, however he was a dope head then and died that way. cunical wasn't guessing he was correct in his statement.
Looks like he didn't learn anything from the ass whipping the LAPD gave him years ago...kinda karma...
Why wasn't the other BLACK guy with that LOW LIFE king beaten?! Because he WASN'T giving the cop a HARD TIME LIKE KING WAS!! That WASN'T BROUGHT UP by the TROUBLE MAKING MEDIA!! GOOD RIDDENCE KING!!
And he caused a lot of innocent white people to die or suffer permanent disability. Good riddance.
Lets all remember King like NJ Governor Chris Christie did, Whitney Huston. Lower all of the flags state wide to commemorate the life and death of an admitted known drug addict and felon.
We'll all miss you Rodney, LOL
Hey, grizzlyadams I think U need to CHANGE your picture. Cuz, it looks like U and Rodney have been HANGING out together. But, I do have to say this though... Nice Quote.
"Bought my mama a car. Spent the rest on PCP." ---- Grits-n-Gravy
His big mistake was taking 2 downers with only 1 upper...if he added another upper, like meth, he would have equalized and been ok. Geesh! You learn that on the first day of Druggies 101!
So nice of the ' Rev. Al and Jessie ' to praise this druggie, POS... Buh Bye, and good riddance! Sure glad I didn't give the family any of my hard-earned cash for his funeral!!
Come on people, Rodney's been clean since the accident.
@ A. Fisher, Do you mean the swimming accident? LOL
So is anyone surpirsed??? He had an incredible opportunity and squandered it. Not much else to say and certainly not much of a legacy. It's just terribly sad that this individual passed on an opportunity to do so much.
u.all r. just jealous of him he had it and u dont.never had it never will.
maddog, whatever you have i don't want. They have clinics for that you know.
Griff999
You will just have to overlook maddog and his idiotic comments. He is the result of what happens when you are ignorant and uneducated.
LOL
Destroyed a lot of proeprty in your name...and keyed a few cars in memory of your death. I know... we have let each other down.
No surprise.
He died for the same reason he got beat down all those years ago. He is jacked up on drugs and hasn't a clue where he is or what he's doing. He died the way he lived, messed up and a waste. I feel for those who cared about him but he never learned a thing. All that money did was enable him to buy better drugs for a longer time. If he hadn't won a settlement then he'd already be dead. What a fine example for African American children to follow. THis is the kind of role models they have so they think it's all good; look, he lived in a mansion. Yes he did and still died a junkie.
Why do you Americans always need an outside role model for your kids, and they falter you blame them . Idiots they are human beings and will fail.Parents be the role model to your own kids. Not some sports icon, movie star, famous preacher or politician.
Intelligent of you to assume that all American parents expect someone else to teach their children how to become good people. Now who's the idiot?
Lets have ourself a riot!!!
Yeah! We'll all meet at Rodney's, take a swim, do some drugs and head out.
We not going to do some drugs, then swim. . . . well. . . .because. . . . well you know.
Huh....remembering all the posts when they first found him dead.....cops killed him, kkk killed him, on and on. Looks like the truth prevails........
I am no King fan but the guy was a druggy...I don’t wish him dead...now rapists, child molesters, murders, bad cops, cop killers should all die. Every family I know has at least one druggy/alcholic in it...dont think he deserves to die over it (Now if he goes out and hurts a innocent person then that changes things).
What BS are you trying to sell, I'm one of eight siblings not one of us use drugs.
This guy recklessly drove at high speeds through city streets that could have kill innocent people going about their daily lives, and no one that's being arrested should be beaten if not resisting arrest.
My opinion and it's my opinion only, we would be better off with some of these "people" being dead.
please, stop with the child molesters the cop killers the rapists or people that murder we all know they are terrible people and we don't need to be reminded each and every time a story such as this or something similar to this story.
stop with the racists or a bigot because of what they say is not in line with what you want to hear.
these are my thoughts and opinions that's all they are like them or not they belong to me.
You are a dumb A$$. 50 people died and a billion dollars worth of damage cause of that POS. Karma bit that douche bag in the a$$. He got what he deserved in the end. LMAO.....
yeah, he DID hurt innocent people. risked the lives of officers and those on the streets when he lead cops on a high speed chase. Didn't he also run over his girlfriend? I don't know his whole rap sheet, but he was not just a person with a drug problem.
he did hurt innocent people. His wives, his kids. He was arrested multiple times for beating them, you know. And let's not forget the people hurt in the riots
he was much more than just a druggy and a drunk. He was arrested multiple times for beating all three of his wives AND his own children.
These posts here are so sad. I am totally against alcohol and drugs and believe that it is all self inflicted and not a desease. Never the less, the beating by those cops was uncalled for. Four men can subdue one man and handcuff him. How many of you have taken a beating like that and reacted how? I know I would try to get away, high or not. He did not listen to the cops commands. True....but that still does not call for the beating he had to take, I don't care what anyone else says. The cops got away with it and the riots broke out. That is the response of a suppressed and oppressed people. Don't judge unless you have walked a mile in the man's shoes. To be elated about his death is just plain sick. To call him vicious names is also sick. Typical American racism.
Sure he "managed his addiction" he managed to get hold of some. Sharpton and the Blacks rioted over this. Waste of a good career, money, pot and property. Just goes to show if you give some people a second chance they aren't going to do any better. He might have done worse since he was a Black with a little more money to spend on drugs.
Why does it always have to be black and white. When all it should be is good versus evil. Stop the denial there are consequences for all actions. you sow good seeds, reap good crops.Sow bad seeds and the harvest is a mess.
Wow, nice bunch of a' holes here. Poor bugger gets nearly mugged to death by the LAPD and all you pukes can do is pile on when he dies.
So you must think that using drugs and beating on women is ok then. Please, justify his actions. I am waiting to hear this.
"Poor bugger". Wish I was so poor!!!!
Gee, I don't know, maybe the brain damage he suffered getting his head beaten in made it tougher to get his act together. And using drugs, my god no one else has ever used them I guess. If he beat up his girl friend, O.K. he wasn't perfect . But his comment about us all trying to get along was about the only civil thing I heard out of this mess.
Craig B Olds. You cannot be serious. The LAPD did indeed go too far when they beat the crap out of him, but he brought some of that on himself. He's lucky he didn't die before now. Just another piece of garbage and idiots like you defend his life.
Most of us know the diffrence between right and wrong. Rodney King was not perfect but even after his "beating" he still continued to act in his normal behavior. I can give a homeless person a Million dollars but they will still act out as a homeless person.
Did I defend his life? The guy had more than his share of problems but for a parade of people to dump on him when he dies is thoughtless, classless crap.
Poor bugger, are you kidding me. Make no mistake, he never deserved to be treated like he was by the police. Also make no mistake, he was a worthless POS.
Craig you're right and these people are simply trolls.
Did you ever google his arrest record? He has a long history of violence and drugs. The beating didn't cause him problems. They made him rich
I know that there are some black people out there that are denying the truth and will use their race to push that Rodney King died clean, sober and was a victim of some bad white people.
so much for another naacp hero.
boomer812
You must be white. Does Jeffery Dalhmer represent you? What does Rodney KIng have to do with NAACP?
New Comm
Mr. King, who is black, was the victim of an infamous beating in 1991 by white Los Angeles police officers.
The executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said he met Mr. King, a former convict who led Los Angeles police on a chase before the beating, at a dinner in New York on Saturday and asked him to join the nation's oldest civil rights group.
Dr. Chavis said in an interview that Mr. King "has become TC symbol of fighting injustice, and Rodney King himself has gone through an evolution. New Comm- You must be Black. Any other questions?
so much of that taxpayer 'gift' money wound up in the hands of the cartel. what a shame and waste! what is wrong with this country?
Can't we all just get a bong?
LOL
I don't see anything funny about that. You look at these boards, there are many out there who don't want to get along.
This has been one of the most disturbing blogs I have participated in...SO MUCH HATE...you people must be the ones who think the world is ending ... Rodney had problems just like you,like me,like us. To me he is a gentle spirit..OK he beat his wife.The man that beat me was also a gentle spirit.This world is insane and it has it's effects on Human Behavior...But me...I said I was leaving a bit earlier but I can't stop reading this HATE..I am morbidly facinated by all this disfunction..Please think about all the HATE you are spreading here and STOP and THINK...how much better the end of the world will be for you IF YOU LOVE. OR... just THINK and DON'T SPREAD HATE.
If Obama had a son he would look just like rodney,rest in pcp.
LOL
God just read your post am rolling on the floor thanks a lot.