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.
Truly. If you've ever met and gotten to know people with those kinds of severe problems, you'd realize they have psychological disorders of some variety or another and encourage them to seek treatment instead of making such self-destructive life choices. I have not only met them, but been a victim of them (in the past) and still found the power to forgive. Funny how Rodney King never did a thing to you, personally, yet you are still so angry at him.
It's really kind of sad, I think. You see people like this and really hope that things will work out for them after all the problems they've had, and then, in a moment, there is not a chance for anything better because they're gone.
I hate bigotry and racism of any kind. You'd think, in this day and age, we could move past all that, especially since this happened HOW many years ago? Then, the poor tragic fellow dies, and once again, the hatred starts all over again. What's sad is that I recognize some of them here spouting that hatred aren't even old enough to remember the incident in the first place - they just want attention by spewing any ugliness they can get a rise out of people for.
and that is all the time i am giving to you and this dumb a$$ death cheering question.
and that is all the time i am giving to you and this dumb a$$ death cheering question.
Sorry my englisch is not so good!
I respect people....you have a lot to learn....go back to school!!
No i don't drink and i don't smoke....