Rodney King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012)

[george graves]

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/17/us/obi...ing/index.html

[Vivek]

:(

Linky no worky btw.

[Farbin Kaiber]

It's a bummer he couldn't swim.

[george graves]

It's a bummer he couldn't swim.

I see what you did there.

Oh and.....

[freeride53]

STFU vivek, you were like negative 6 years old when this happen
(I was negative 2)

But RIP to an icon, who sparked some truth to a reality which is so true in this country.

[Raxe]

I was 1 and remember it like yesterday. :p

[Vivek]

STFU vivek, you were like negative 6 years old when this happen
(I was negative 2)

But RIP to an icon, who sparked some truth to a reality which is so true in this country.

Just because I wasn't alive to see it happen doesn't mean I don't know how it affected people.

[Ayman]

shet. rip.

[freeride53]

Just because I wasn't alive to see it happen doesn't mean I don't know how it affected people.

Ok. ;)

BTW, sorry guys for derailing this thread, about a man who truly opened doors to reducing police brutality/racial profiling. I just use R3v as my endless playground to mess with LBV.

Watching documentaries about the LA riots/King have been really emotionally moving for me, and have pushed me to wonder about the different dimensions which our modern American society lives in. It's pathetic that in this day and age, in a so-called equal society, shit like this happens, and scumbags get away with it, just because of their badge. (Don't take this the wrong way - peace officers maintain order in our society, I'm just referring to those certain racist/bigots who use their badges as weapons).

Anyways, sorry for the long, most-likely cliche or repetitive rant, just felt bad about my shens.

[z31maniac]

High on PCP, leading officers on a high speed chase, resisting arrest.

I bet you haven't seen the rest of his rap sheet either, have you?

Prior to him becoming famous:

July 27, 1987: According to a complaint filed by his wife, King beat her while she was sleeping, then dragged her outside the house and beat her again. King was charged with battery and pleaded "no contest." He was placed on probation and ordered to obtain counseling. He never got the counseling.

November 3, 1989: King, brandishing a tire iron, ordered a convenience store clerk to empty the cash register. The clerk grabbed the tire iron, causing King to fall backwards and knock over a pie rack. King swung the rack at the clerk and fled the store with $200. King was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon, second-degree robbery, and intent to commit great bodily injury. In a plea agreement, King pleaded guilty to the robbery charge and the other charges were dropped. He was sentenced to two years in prison, but was paroled on December 27, 1990.


After he became famous:

May 11, 1991: King was pulled over for having an excessively tinted windshield. Although King was driving without a license and his car registration had expired, King was not charged. May 28, 1991: King picked up a transvestite prostitute in Hollywood who happened to be under surveillance by LAPD officers. King and the prostitute were observed in an alley engaging in sexual activity. When the prostitute spotted the officers, King sped away, nearly hitting one of them. King later explained that he thought the vice officers were robbers trying to kill him. No charges were filed.

June 26, 1992: King's second wife reported to police that King had hit her and she feared for her life. King was handcuffed and taken to a police station, but his wife then decided against pressing charges.

July 16, 1992: King was arrested at 1:40 A.M. for driving while intoxicated. No charges were filed.

August 21, 1993: King crashed into a wall near a downtown Los Angeles nightclub. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.19. King was charged with violating his parole and sent for sixty day to an alcohol treatment center. He was also convicted on the DUI charge and ordered to perform twenty days of community service.

May 21, 1995: King was arrested for DUI while on a trip to Pennsylvania. King failed field sobriety tests, but refused to submit to a blood test. He was tried and acquitted.

July 14, 1995: King got into an argument with his wife while he was driving, pulled off the freeway and ordered her out of the car. When she started to get out, King sped off, leaving her on the highway with a bruised arm. King was charged with assault with a deadly weapon (his car), reckless driving, spousal abuse, and hit-and-run. King was tried on all four charges, but found guilty only of hit-and-run driving.

March 3, 1999: King allegedly injured the sixteen-year-old girl that he had fathered out of wedlock when he was seventeen, as well as the girl's mother. King was arrested for injuring the woman, the girl, and for vandalizing property. King claimed that the incident was simply "a family misunderstanding."

September 29, 2001: King was arrested for indecent exposure and use of the hallucinogenic drug PCP.




Yep, the guy was a model citizen.

[cale]

[der affe]

Thank you for posting that buddy, this kids have no idea. I wonder if the ENTIRE video is still floating around the net?

[VANOS714]

heard about it this morning..

[IRON-E]

And not a VLAD is given........

[pureaudio]

The fact that this man is looked upon as an icon says everything about the state of urban area minorities who revere him as such.