Rodney King dead at 47

Jiro said:
good. then focus on officers, not Rodney King.
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Rodney King was the one breaking the law. He was also the one who attacked a female officer trying to arrest him. He attacked two other officers as well.

The officers that were attempting to detain him let their emotions get the better of them.

All could have been avoided if Rodney King had not been violent. Rodney King instigated the entire beat down.
 
Steinhauer said:
Rodney King was the one breaking the law. He was also the one who attacked a female officer trying to arrest him. He attacked two other officers as well.
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so? it's part of their job. it's to be expected and it's also expected that police officers be able to neutralize most situations with the best of their ability in a lawful manner and as according to department policy. Would you agree that if a police officer cannot do what the job entails, then they're in a wrong job?

Steinhauer said:
The officers that were attempting to detain him let their emotions get the better of them.
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so what should we do about this when police officers violate civilian's civil rights despite of the fact that hundreds of thousands dollars of taxpayers' money go into police trainings to ensure that they don't succumb to their emotions and the fact that we have department policy and laws that specifically prohibit this kind of action?

Steinhauer said:
All could have been avoided if Rodney King had not been violent. Rodney King instigated the entire beat down.
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Would you agree this statement - "All could have been avoided if police officers had not been violent and let their emotions get the better of them"?
 
Jiro said:
adrenaline? well gee! that's why we spend a tons of tax money for police training to ensure that police officers don't succumb to tunnel vision caused by adrenaline so that we don't have to pay for hefty legal settlements if our police officers broke the laws.

focus focus focus! why are you focusing on Rodney King? He was a criminal. Criminal is supposed to break the law and all. That is a fact. And now it's a police officer's job to catch him and arrest him..... in a lawful manner and as according to department policy. Why aren't you focusing on police officers' illegal actions?
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Re-read the thread title :ty:
 
Steinhauer said:
Re-read the thread title :ty:
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um.... this thread is about Rodney King who died at age 47 in his own swimming pool.... not police beatdown... which was what we were talking about.

pretty much shows how you have a habit of picking and choosing anything out of context for your misguided agenda.
 
Show respect to the deceased Rodney King, not about his past. Forget it. It is over and done with it. You all just go over your head focusing on Rodney King's past because of the media and the video. That is enough. RIP Rodney King. :(
 
Steinhauer said:
And they had to Chase him for miles. He was driving the wrong way on a busy expressway.

Why does no one mention this?
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I had no idea or maybe I forgot about it

Bottesini said:
That is not correct. He was drunk. The only drug in his system was a small amount of marijuana.
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You have better memory than me. :lol: I dont understand why ppl accused King was heavily on drugs that night. Im appalled. I do know being big city cop is one of the most stressful jobs in america..some of them shouldnt be cops b/c they cant handle it.

Rodney King's brother stunned by his unexpected death - latimes.com) good link
 
Bottesini said:
That is not correct. He was drunk. The only drug in his system was a small amount of marijuana.
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Wow, what a big error to tell us in school. Thanks for telling me. (Just to make sure: we're talking about his arrest and not his condition when he drowned, yes?)
 
To tell you the truth, I respect Rodney very much for his honesty. He knew what he talked about. In other words, he admitted that he was fucked up. Nobody's perfect. He explained that he tried to avoid police because he was on probation. That's understandable but he knew he went too far. Alas, he passed away recently. So I think that we should forget about the past.

Jiro, WTF are you talking about? We know that those bad cops did the wrong thing to him. We didn't say that they were innocent. They deserved what they got from the court. Relax, Jiro, relax.
 
Mimsy said:
Wow, what a big error to tell us in school. Thanks for telling me. (Just to make sure: we're talking about his arrest and not his condition when he drowned, yes?)
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teachers are human too. they can also have polluted views. some are even blundering idiots. weep for the future generations :P
 
Seems to me that King would not have had a swimming pool if he didn't know how to swim....so feel sure that he does.

Also read they found him face down in the pool and Nude....so my feelings are that it wasn't an accidental drowning.

Ironic the girlfriend did not "hear" anything by the pool side tho'....she was asleep?....
 
CrazyPaul said:
To tell you the truth, I respect Rodney very much for his honesty. He knew what he talked about. In other words, he admitted that he was fucked up. Nobody's perfect. He explained that he tried to avoid police because he was on probation. That's understandable but he knew he went too far. Alas, he passed away recently. So I think that we should forget about the past.

Jiro, WTF are you talking about? We know that those bad cops did the wrong thing to him. We didn't say that they were innocent. They deserved what they got from the court. Relax, Jiro, relax.
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yes we all know and have said what cops did were wrong but the difference is... you're pinning the blame on Rodney King as if this whole domino effect began with Rodney King.

"well hey.... if he didn't drive like an idiot like that and resist arrest... he wouldn't have gotten beaten up."

that's not the right way to think because a police beatdown should never ever happen in any case. so this is how it should be thought as - "well hey.... if cops followed the laws and adhered to department policy... then LA riots would not have happened and Rodney King wouldn't have gotten beaten up like that."
 
rockin'robin said:
Seems to me that King would not have had a swimming pool if he didn't know how to swim....so feel sure that he does.

Also read they found him face down in the pool and Nude....so my feelings are that it wasn't an accidental drowning.

Ironic the girlfriend did not "hear" anything by the pool side tho'....she was asleep?....
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Lots of people own pools without knowing how to swim. They buy them for all kinds of reasons other than swimming laps. They get them for their kids, for status, for entertaining, for the look, for floating on an inflatable raft, etc. In some parts of southern California, it's hard to find a house to buy that doesn't include a pool.

I don't think the girl friend was asleep since the articles said that she was talking to him a few minutes before she called 911.
 
Bebonang said:
Show respect to the deceased Rodney King, not about his past. Forget it. It is over and done with it. You all just go over your head focusing on Rodney King's past because of the media and the video. That is enough. RIP Rodney King. :(
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Rodney King has not done anything to earn my respect. He made the entire country worse. People who earn my respect are not those who attack police officers of put innocent lives in danger while driving intoxicated (repeatedly), slamming into houses and driving the wrong way down a busy expressway.

I don't show Mussollini respect and he is deceased. I don't show Rommel respect and he is deceased (ad infinitum).

Showing respect for the dead does have its merits, which I think you were trying to convey. Perhaps you are right, I don't know. But I certainly have no respect for how Rodney King lived.
 
Steinhauer said:
Rodney King has not done anything to earn my respect. He made the entire country worse.
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don't you think police officers made it worse by violating his civil rights and beating him down?

Steinhauer said:
People who earn my respect are not those who attack police officers of put innocent lives in danger while driving intoxicated (repeatedly), slamming into houses and driving the wrong way down a busy expressway.

I don't show Mussollini respect and he is deceased. I don't show Rommel respect and he is deceased (ad infinitum).

Showing respect for the dead does have its merits, which I think you were trying to convey. Perhaps you are right, I don't know. But I certainly have no respect for how Rodney King lived.
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oh my.... and Rodney King was more Christian than you because he forgave them.
 
Steinhauer said:
Rodney King has not done anything to earn my respect. He made the entire country worse. People who earn my respect are not those who attack police officers of put innocent lives in danger while driving intoxicated (repeatedly), slamming into houses and driving the wrong way down a busy expressway.

I don't show Mussollini respect and he is deceased. I don't show Rommel respect and he is deceased (ad infinitum).

Showing respect for the dead does have its merits, which I think you were trying to convey. Perhaps you are right, I don't know. But I certainly have no respect for how Rodney King lived.
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I remember. You made a comment about Senator Byrd dying: "About time!" but were up in arms that more respect wasn't shown to Republican Ted Stevens from Alaska. It is all about political alignment to you. All Liberals deserve a painful death; all Conservatives deserve a tax cut named after them. And so, we all simply pretend you are the little kid brother with a bad temper...
 
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