Rest in Peace Rodney . Very sad loss . What happened to him was an inhumane injustice . It certainly brought to light that race relations still had a long way to go back in 1991, and still today in 2012 they have a long way to go as well . Many condolences to his family. Sincerely, Mr. Flipper
Rodney King Dead at 47
by NewChapter 18 Replies latest jw friends
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charlie brown jr.
And because of Rodney!
Let's not forget someone tied 2 him 4 ever..................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5UGiTIirKw
Tragic all around....
RIP
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snowbird
Wiki article on Reginald Denny's attack and injuries:
Denny stopped in the middle of the street. Antoine Miller opened the truck door, giving others the chance to pull Denny out. Another man, Henry Keith Watson, then held Denny's head down with his foot. Denny was kicked in the abdomen by an unidentified man. Two other unidentified men who had led a liquor store break-in earlier that day hurled a five-pound piece of medical equipment at Denny's head and hit him three times with a claw hammer. Damian Williams then threw a slab of concrete at Denny's head and knocked him unconscious.
Williams then did a victory dance over Denny. He then flashed gang signs at news helicopters, which were televising the events live, and pointed and laughed at Denny. Anthony Brown then spat on Denny and left with Williams. Several bystanders took pictures of Denny but did not attempt to help him. LAPD officers, despite the fact that they were in the vicinity as the attack took place, could not provide help to Denny.
After the beating, various men threw beer bottles at the unconscious Denny. Gary Williams approached Denny and rifled through his pockets. Lance Parker stopped near Denny and attempted to shoot the fuel tank of Denny's truck but missed.
Bobby Green (a truck driver), Titus Murphy and Terri Barnett (boyfriend and girlfriend), and Lei Yuille (a dietitian), who had been watching the events on TV, came to Denny's aid. Denny eventually regained consciousness and dragged himself back into the cab, driving away from the scene slowly and erratically;. [ 8 ] Green, himself a truck driver, boarded Denny's truck and took over at the wheel, driving him to the hospital. At the time that Green took over, Denny was on the brink of losing consciousness again, and suffered a seizure shortly thereafter.
Paramedics who attended to Denny said he came very close to death. His skull was fractured in 91 places and pushed into the brain. His left eye was so badly dislocated that it would have fallen into his sinus cavity had the surgeons not replaced the crushed bone with a piece of plastic. A permanent crater remains in his head despite efforts to correct it. Denny had to undergo years of rehabilitative therapy and his speech and ability to walk were permanently damaged.
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snowbird
Wiki article on Rodney King's beating:
As George Holliday's videotape begins, King is on the ground. He rises and moves toward Powell. (Solano termed it a "lunge," and said it was in the direction of Koon.) [ 18 ] At this time, taser wires can be seen coming from King's body. As King moves forward, Officer Powell strikes King with his baton. The blow hits King's head, knocking him to the ground immediately. [ 19 ] Powell hits King several additional times with his baton. The videotape shows Briseno moving in to try and stop Powell from swinging, and Powell then backing up. (Koon reportedly yelled "that's enough.") King then rises to his knees; Powell and Wind continue to hit King with their batons while he is on the ground. [ 20 ]
Koon acknowledged that he ordered the baton blows, directing Powell and Wind to hit King with "power strokes." According to Koon, Powell and Wind used "bursts of power strokes, then backed off." The videotape shows King apparently continuing to try to get up. Koon orders the officers to "hit his joints, hit the wrists, hit his elbows, hit his knees, hit his ankles." [ 20 ] Finally, after 56 baton blows and six kicks, five or six officers swarm in and place King in both handcuffs and cordcuffs, restraining his arms and legs. King is dragged on his stomach to the side of the road to await arrival of a rescue ambulance. [ 20 ]
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designs
King's beating toppled the LA Police Chief Darrel Gates from power and exposed the LA police department and the walls of business.social cronyism.
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jamiebowers
I read on Facebook that he was raised a jw. No wonder he had substance abuse problems!
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Glander
Way too young. We'll find out why I suppose. It may have been related to alcohol problems. He seemed to be a very sincere guy and the riot was no fault of his.
Hope he had some good years.
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NOLAW
May YHWH remember him.
Yesterday Nazi's encircled a bus, a couple entered it and attacked a foreigner. Wasn't it to the brave reaction of an antifa who put hands and legs between the back door to block it they would have all entered the bus and killed people inside.
I hate to hear the word riot. It is not riot, it is battle for survival, for freedom, for justice.
NOLAW
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Glander
there is a place for the word riot. It is not necessarily a noble thing.