Rodney King dead at 47
Jun 17th 2012, 4:01 pm
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Re: Rodney King dead at 47
My mistake - please move this to The Sandpit - thanks.
Jun 17th 2012, 6:21 pm
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Re: Rodney King dead at 47
Maybe he should have spent some of the $3.5million on swimming lessons?
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Jun 18th 2012, 2:44 am
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For years my golfing mates have referred to a particular golf shot as a 'Rodney King'..............
.............. 'overclubbed'.
.............. 'overclubbed'.
Jun 18th 2012, 5:16 am
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Honestly Deano, who really gives a toss?
Jun 18th 2012, 5:20 am
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The Rodney King case changed the face of policing in the US, and arguably globally, in terms of dismantling the above-the-law attitude that police forces often displayed. I'd say that was significant.
You may enjoy beating black people but it's really not nice.........
You may enjoy beating black people but it's really not nice.........
Jun 18th 2012, 7:04 am
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Oh...never mind. Too easy..
Jun 18th 2012, 7:26 am
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Re: Rodney King dead at 47
Not giving a crap if he's dead isn't the same thing as not caring about police beating black people is it? He effected change and actually only asked for people to try to get along with each other...
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Jun 18th 2012, 7:32 am
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Well he changed the mentality of the LAPD not the entire US. Some US police forces had changed years before that. LA has always been a different animal.
Not giving a crap if he's dead isn't the same thing as not caring about police beating black people is it? He effected change and actually only asked for people to try to get along with each other...
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Not giving a crap if he's dead isn't the same thing as not caring about police beating black people is it? He effected change and actually only asked for people to try to get along with each other...
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Jun 18th 2012, 7:51 am
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Re: Rodney King dead at 47
Not to worry Guvnor! - He fell down the stairs!
Jun 18th 2012, 10:01 am
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PMSL!
Jun 18th 2012, 10:47 am
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Re: Rodney King dead at 47
Would he have had to leg it if he hadnt been in breach of his parole conditions.
Was he a dodgy character who proved his dodginess by commiting further crimes after he had his millions.
King was hardly a saint was he.
And surely it could be viewed as evidence that racial profiling in LA worked. They saw dodgy black guy running away from police, apprehended him, found out he was a dodgy black guy in breach of parole.
Where it went wrong was the over clubbing for which there was no defence.
Wasnt there a post about black guys not being able to swim recently ?
