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In the discussion thread: Rodney King Dead at 47 [View all]

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Sun Jun 17, 2012, 03:10 PM

yardwork (37,076 posts)

52. This is very sad.

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82 replies	Author	Time	Post
Rodney King Dead at 47 [View all]	Faygo Kid	Jun 2012	OP
VERY sad story.	patrice	Jun 2012	#1
Sad end to an incredibly sad chapter in US history.... RIP	hlthe2b	Jun 2012	#2
+1.	freshwest	Jun 2012	#7
Q the Racists.	trumad	Jun 2012	#3
And members of the Fraternal Order of Police - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#6
What does the Venn diagram of these two groups look like?	backscatter712	Jun 2012	#46
at least the one who was gleefully re-tazering King for "resisting arrest"	zbdent	Jun 2012	#63
A circle. n/t	JoeyT	Jun 2012	#69
KKK nt	Javaman	Jun 2012	#73
LAPD	The Wizard	Jun 2012	#4
Or toasting Daryl Gates - n/t	coalition_unwilling	Jun 2012	#8
I feel dirty just looking at that site. Here's a more legit source	bigworld	Jun 2012	#5
RIP	BOG PERSON	Jun 2012	#9
jeesus, I just saw him	choie	Jun 2012	#10
How sad.	proud2BlibKansan	Jun 2012	#11
"Can't we all just.....get along." A very fitting epitaph, I think.	TheDebbieDee	Jun 2012	#12
He was on Celebrity Rehab a few seasons back ...	Myrina	Jun 2012	#13
They redid a house for him, as I recall	AngryOldDem	Jun 2012	#16
i didn't watch this but from his other appearances and of course the famous	JI7	Jun 2012	#58
I always felt bad for him	alphafemale	Jun 2012	#14
I agree that King was not equipped for it..	left coaster	Jun 2012	#47
Unwilling symbol for racism & 5 hours of surgery after cop beating when	lunasun	Jun 2012	#50
I remember the guy who laid himself down on Reginald Denny so people wouldn't beat him anymore.	alphafemale	Jun 2012	#57
King was nowhere near the first	Blue_Tires	Jun 2012	#76
The first case like that. That caught peoples attention.	alphafemale	Jun 2012	#80
RIP Rodney King, gone too soon	Happydayz	Jun 2012	#15
rip	rateyes	Jun 2012	#17
Cross gently, Rodney...	Cooley Hurd	Jun 2012	#18
RIP. nt	DesertFlower	Jun 2012	#19
The 4 cops who brutalized him had 21 years to apologize	bluestateguy	Jun 2012	#20
You expect too much from pigs...	Cooley Hurd	Jun 2012	#21
Rodney!	Iggo	Jun 2012	#22
Why in the pool at 5:25 AM?	Dash87	Jun 2012	#23
One thing this manner of death tells me...	Cooley Hurd	Jun 2012	#28
That thought crossed my mind, too.	ChazII	Jun 2012	#37
R.I.P.	Meiko	Jun 2012	#24
i had such a strong reaction to this when I read it...	bettydavis	Jun 2012	#25
What a great post! Welcome to DU, BD!	Cooley Hurd	Jun 2012	#30
"That if you treat people like dog shit their whole life, then their whole life turns into dog shit.	shcrane71	Jun 2012	#32
You said what I am thinking	bread_and_roses	Jun 2012	#38
Welcome to DU! May he rest in peace and rise in glory! n/t	hrmjustin	Jun 2012	#43
nice post..welcome to du..nt	xiamiam	Jun 2012	#44
It's a nice rant. And an excellent goal.	nolabear	Jun 2012	#49
I am reminded of my Post a few months ago~	goclark	Jun 2012	#56
Gosh, he was only 47? n/t	UTUSN	Jun 2012	#26
He was only 21	xxqqqzme	Jun 2012	#31
26-27 yo	Cooley Hurd	Jun 2012	#33
He was 25. n/t	tammywammy	Jun 2012	#45
A sad ending for dear Rodney	underseasurveyor	Jun 2012	#27
That poor soul.	Gregorian	Jun 2012	#29
Just read this	tawadi	Jun 2012	#34
Wow, if someone ever says "racism is dead", show them the comments on that article.	MH1	Jun 2012	#36
Yep	tawadi	Jun 2012	#40
caught the news on Yahoo!. the racist venom feeding off Mr. King's death was disgusting.	marasinghe	Jun 2012	#81
:-(	Odin2005	Jun 2012	#35
This is just so sad	lunatica	Jun 2012	#39
RIP, Mr. King (nt)	bigwillq	Jun 2012	#41
So very very sad ! RIP Rodney nt	steve2470	Jun 2012	#42
Cross easy, Mr. King. He seemed like a genuinely good man.	nolabear	Jun 2012	#48
Holy ****! How awful!	Rhiannon12866	Jun 2012	#51
This is very sad.	yardwork	Jun 2012	#52
Be at peace, Rodney	me b zola	Jun 2012	#53
Rodney King was a great example of someone who grew through suffering	Ken Burch	Jun 2012	#54
I hope they do an autopsy.	Ken Burch	Jun 2012	#55
They are. Heard it on the radio this morning.	harun	Jun 2012	#74
Could be that sure or it could be he had a heartattack or	cstanleytech	Jun 2012	#77
That was my first thought after the shock sort of wore off...	Kalidurga	Jun 2012	#82
Rest in peace.	myrna minx	Jun 2012	#59
Very sad.	ailsagirl	Jun 2012	#60
RIP, Rodney.	Ruby the Liberal	Jun 2012	#61
A remakable story and an end	underpants	Jun 2012	#62
Not an entirely sad story	tabasco	Jun 2012	#64
You should see the vile stuff they said at freerepublic about him.	hrmjustin	Jun 2012	#65
This post was hidden by jury decision.	stockholmer	Jun 2012	#70
He seemed a gentle man who was truely interested all people......	marble falls	Jun 2012	#66
Hal Fishman on Channel 5 in L.A.,, I remember crying & screaming while watching it	U4ikLefty	Jun 2012	#67
A tragic ending	fortyfeetunder	Jun 2012	#68
That's really sad	kdmorris	Jun 2012	#71
It has brought back a lot of sadness for me too	KurtNYC	Jun 2012	#72
RIP Mr. King...	Javaman	Jun 2012	#75
RIP, Rodney.	HughBeaumont	Jun 2012	#78
"Can't We All Get Along?" ~ Will stick in my heart	goclark	Jun 2012	#79

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