I feel empathy for Reginald Denny, an innocent truck driver who happened to be driving in the wrong place at the wrong time and got hit on his head by a brick by a black man who didn't give a damn if he killed Denny or not.
Rodney King Dead at 47: Icon or Agitator?
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2012/06/18 18:26:37
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Rodney King, the victim of an infamous incident of police brutality in 1991, was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool Sunday morning. According to police, there are no signs of foul play, and the death is being ruled as accidental. It will take six to eight weeks for toxicology reports to come through. He was 47 years old at the time of his death.
The 1991 brutality incident made national headlines when a bystander sent in video footage, and the aquittal of three of the officers contributed to the beginning of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Earlier this year, King told The Times, "I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me. They say I deserved it. Other people, I can hear them mocking me for when I called for an end to the destruction, like I'm a fool for believing in peace." Do you think King was an civil rights icon?
The 1991 brutality incident made national headlines when a bystander sent in video footage, and the aquittal of three of the officers contributed to the beginning of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Earlier this year, King told The Times, "I sometimes feel like I'm caught in a vise. Some people feel like I'm some kind of hero. Others hate me. They say I deserved it. Other people, I can hear them mocking me for when I called for an end to the destruction, like I'm a fool for believing in peace." Do you think King was an civil rights icon?
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+33King started a dangerous high speed car chase because he was intoxicated and didn't want to violate his parole for a 1989 store robbery. I'm not making excuses for the police brutality. That was uncalled for.
I feel empathy for Reginald Denny, an innocent truck driver who happened to be driving in the wrong place at the wrong time and got hit on his head by a brick by a black man who didn't give a damn if he killed Denny or not.
He SHOULD NOT HAVE RUN not with his extensive record.
Yes, King did break the law and resist arrest, but he also did NOT deserve to be beaten by the cops either. A couple necessary strikes but they did go on and on and on and on. It was too excessive. But the assailants of Reginald were put in jail recodingly.
Bottom line: Reginald Denny was a victim of the L.A. riots, not of King.
you're f'ing crazy.
perhaps you can clear up your meaning then.
His death came about because he was intoxicated.
His abuse could be indirectly linked to his death in that he got a huge settlement because of the beating which let him live a lifestyle of partying and having a pool. .
What I'm am pushing is equal protection under the law for all citizens, not just ones I like and dislike. Rodney King had some real big issues, and I'm sure his death was related to his drug use. He ran from the cops that night, but that doesn't give them the right to beat him near death. Make the arrest and move on.
What exactly are you accusing me of pushing? It sounds like you are the one trying to push some agenda...