Rodney King- adios

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http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/17/rodney-king-dead-at-47

funny part in this story...

"Activist Reverend Al Sharpton called King a powerful civil rights symbol who “made America focus on the presence of profiling and police misconduct.”


umm.. this guy was drinking and driving ( self-admitted ) led police on a high speed chase, for fears that if he was caught under the influence, it would be a violation of his current parole, for the crime of Robbery, and he would be sent back to prison.

dude was not a powerful civil rights symbol. he was a crackhead criminal who deserved some baton justice.

anyways.. he's dead now. I wonder if there will be any riots ?
 
I can think of far better civil rights symbols than this guy. I definitely wouldn't call him an inspirational figure for anyone to aspire to.

Speaking of racist, it's interesting that no one makes a big deal about the white truck driver who was pulled from his vehicle by an angry black mob and nearly beaten to death during the ensuing riot.
 
Yeah, the civil rights movement should have found a better posterchild. At least, his life (unwittingly) led to something positive.
 
Rodney was an accidental and reluctant spokesman for unfair treatment of blacks by the LAPD. If that video was never taped, no one would've ever heard of him. Funny that Torontonians don't remember the copycat riot that happened in our city several days after the LA riots.
 
short stop said:
I can think of far better civil rights symbols than this guy. I definitely wouldn't call him an inspirational figure for anyone to aspire to.

Speaking of racist, it's interesting that no one makes a big deal about the white truck driver who was pulled from his vehicle by an angry black mob and nearly beaten to death during the ensuing riot.
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That would be racist. >_>

@RetroGrouch have you ever been to L.A? I'm Irish, my last name is Irish, my dad is white and ginger as can be, but I've got some colour to me and dark hair. I was harassed by the LAPD for being "hispanic" and had to produce I.d. every time I saw or ran into a cop. All I was doing was shopping and visiting friends. Not much has changed.
 
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Yes I have been to LA and had one of the best times of my life and I'm not white. More than half of LA's population is now of Latino origin and the ones I interacted with were all friendly and cool. Great Mexican food that just can't be found here. Never got harassed by LAPD or Beverly Hills PD but I did get a parking ticket from Santa Monica PD. I even took a stroll at midnight around Inglewood near LAX before my flight home and that's gang territory.
 
I lived in LA and currently spend half of the year in LA on business. Never had an issue and I am mixed complexion and look Latin with no issues. Not sure your comments is representative of all of LA or LAPD.
 
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That would be racist. >_>

@RetroGrouch have you ever been to L.A? I'm Irish, my last name is Irish, my dad is white and ginger as can be, but I've got some colour to me and dark hair. I was harassed by the LAPD for being "hispanic" and had to produce I.d. every time I saw or ran into a cop. All I was doing was shopping and visiting friends. Not much has changed.
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Are you sure you were being harassed because you look "hispanic"? If that's the case, the LAPD would be pretty busy hassling almost 2 million residents for no real reason.
 
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Are you sure you were being harassed because you look "hispanic"? If that's the case, the LAPD would be pretty busy hassling almost 2 million residents for no real reason.
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...the general consensus was that's the case...

They gave me hell for having black/purple shoes. Apparently purple anything is a latino gang colour (my bad?). So yea, it was for looking latino. Maybe profiling works for them, but it's annoying as hell for a tourist, in tourist areas and on USC campus.

I wasn't ever "targeted" per se, but I'd be walking down the street in a mixed group, the cops would walk by the black guys, the white guys(and girls) take one look at me and say "Hey, where you off to?" and detain me for a good 5-10 minutes. The icing on the cake was being accused of using fake IDs (passport and D/L). I had to call the girl I went with to come to downtown LA from the USC campus to show the cops hers as well before they'd let me go. Most aggressive asshats I've ever met.

I don't dress "Urban", I usually have my hair short but not shaved and since I want to work for the RCMP or CSIS I generally don't go looking for trouble. I'll definitely never visit L.A. again. I expected this in the Bible Belt, but y'know what? Texas was full of the nicest people I've ever met. Missouri and Louisiana close second and third.
 
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I had Rodney king in my 2012 dead pool. Guess he put himself in his 2012 pool dead.
 
LOL….you argument makes it look like King threaten and shot at police. He did none of that. When he did stop, he got beaten up by the cowards called the LAPD.
I hope these cops and anyone who supports them go to hell.

Only riots you’ll see is the public sector folks who’ll see their jobs disappear and then blame it on the Blacks/Asian’s. At least the blacks have the balls to stand up to the government.


braveheart said:
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/06/17/rodney-king-dead-at-47

funny part in this story...

"Activist Reverend Al Sharpton called King a powerful civil rights symbol who “made America focus on the presence of profiling and police misconduct.”


umm.. this guy was drinking and driving ( self-admitted ) led police on a high speed chase, for fears that if he was caught under the influence, it would be a violation of his current parole, for the crime of Robbery, and he would be sent back to prison.
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