Author Topic: Rodney King (Read 3196 times)

Bodhi · « **Reply #15 on:** April 15, 2003, 09:06:29 PM »

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Originally posted by ZOSO
If you blame Rodney for the looting in the US, who do you blame for the looting in Iraq?

Sadaam

Bodhi · « **Reply #16 on:** April 15, 2003, 09:14:08 PM »

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Originally posted by Martlet
Just my opinion, but he got what he deserved.

People are always screaming about the police. Sometimes it's justified, usually it's not.

If the cops tell you to stop, kneel down, put your hands up, or any combination of the previous, and you fail to do so, they should just shoot you.

Cops get no respect.

ditto Martlet!

I personally think Rodney King deserved each and every blow he received during his 5 minutes of video fame. His own selfish actions caused a situation between a violent drug addict (King) and police officers trying to stop a drug induced rampage to incite riots amongst a part of town that was close to a war zone at its best. I have no problem with rioters burning down there own homes and infrastructure, but I do have a problem with worthless trash killing uninvolved people oweing to their skin color. True justice would have seen a spectre gunship lay waste to the whole lot of frigging rioters and looters.

Ohh, in case you liberal pansies think that stopping and subdueing a drug crazed lunatic is a simple matter, try it sometime. I have, and still bare the scars to prove it. Like Martlet said, cops get no respect. Plain and simple!

funkedup · « **Reply #17 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:08:46 PM »

Looks like Rodney is due for another bellybutton whuppin.

Airhead · « **Reply #18 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:54:08 PM »

Roidney Kling has a purty mouth.

osage · « **Reply #19 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:57:07 PM »

Mietla's avatar RULES!.

osage · « **Reply #20 on:** April 16, 2003, 12:05:26 AM »

Oh yeah,

I'm sposed to say something about the topic.

King was under the influence of lots of drugs and alcohol.

It looks real nice when he's all sober and urging people to "just get along."

The beatdown was fully justified. Rodney took a taser and still fought like a wild man.

Long ago, I was busted by NYC cops when in wildman mode. Broke one's nose and got more in return.

It doesn't matter if you are black or white. They will beat you down just the same if you act like a wild man. Equal opportunity.

I have a scar on my chin from getting slammed into a wall when handcuffed, but I still support the cops that beat down King.

Won a suit against the city though

-Concho- · « **Reply #21 on:** April 16, 2003, 12:09:24 AM »

angel dust is a bit*h. no matter how hard you hit them they still keep coming.

J_A_B · « **Reply #22 on:** April 16, 2003, 12:48:59 AM »

The Rodney King beating didn't cause the LA riots. Even if Rodney hadn't have been beaten up, we still would have ultimately had the LA riots. South Central was a tinderbox just waiting for something to set it off. The underlying problems in that neighborhood ran a lot deeper than one thug getting beat down to excess by the LAPD.

J_A_B

osage · « **Reply #23 on:** April 16, 2003, 01:01:35 AM »

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Originally posted by J_A_B
The Rodney King beating didn't cause the LA riots. Even if Rodney hadn't have been beaten up, we still would have ultimately had the LA riots. South Central was a tinderbox just waiting for something to set it off. The underlying problems in that neighborhood ran a lot deeper than one thug getting beat down to excess by the LAPD.

J_A_B

BULLtoejam.

Remember Watts '68?

King was a catalyst. The power of video caused the riots.

Just like al-Jazeera inflames opinion on the Arab street by reemphasizing civilian casualty horrors.

A picture is worth a thousand words. A video, a million.

William Randolph Hearst's "Yellow Journalism" is coming back to bite us in the as$.

ON TO SYRIA!

lazs2 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 16, 2003, 08:29:53 AM »

they were just waiting for an excuse to loot. The iraqui's are pleasant compared to our ghetto dwellers.
lazs

Dowding · « **Reply #25 on:** April 16, 2003, 08:58:39 AM »

Nothing justified that beating. I can't believe you think it was deserved.

And then a sham of a legal system let the cops off with a 'it's A-ok, but don't do it again' admonishment.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #26 on:** April 16, 2003, 09:11:18 AM »

Dowding - seeing as you werent there, and neither was I - we can only speculate.

It really boils down to two points of view:

1.) King was a raving lunatic hopped up on some pretty nasty narcotics who required serious force to subdue. Officers tend to be pretty defensive when attacked.

2.) King was the victim of high tensions in the city and the police took extreme, unneeded measures to subdue him.

I happen to agree with the former considering the circumstances leading up to the 30 seconds of tape that the major networks aired in hopes of showing LA cops as bigoted Gestapo officers.

What would King have done with an 18 wheel semi-truck, speeding down city streets in the middle of the night under the influence of dust? How many (liberal key phrase) innocent bystanders (heh) would have been run over as a result of his insanity?

midnight Target · « **Reply #27 on:** April 16, 2003, 09:18:52 AM »

Whooo eeeee!

The white sheets are back from the cleaners I see.

-Concho- · « **Reply #28 on:** April 16, 2003, 09:28:06 AM »

Whoooo eeee!!

wheres mine?

lol

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #29 on:** April 16, 2003, 09:31:23 AM »