Rodney King (born April 2, 1965) is an African-American man who became famous after his violent arrest by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department during riots in 1991. His arrest was videotaped by a bystander, George Holliday, and...
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Rodney King (born April 2, 1965) is an African-American man who became famous after his violent arrest by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department during riots in 1991. His arrest was videotaped by a bystander, George Holliday, and the footage caused a public outcry over police brutality. See pictures and articles about Rodney King here.
- This week, Rodney King appeared on "Loveline," the relationship and sex advice radio show hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky and co-host Stryker. When Stryker asked King if he hated the Los Angeles officers who beat him in 1991, King responded, "I look at it a total different way today. You know, I don't hate them. If it hadn't happened, a lot of things wouldn't have changed. I don't think we'd have a black president as soon as we had one ... minorities getting in positions that would have taken... Read Full Story
Initial reports that Rodney King has been shot in the face with a bullet have proven to be the result of bad reporting. The story is wrong folks.
Initially reports said that King had been shot with bullet(s) and in the face. Neither is in fact true, says LA Times.
Since then, LA Times has reported it was not bullets but merely pellets shot from a shotgun.
Still other news agencies are also inaccurate about where the injuries landed, claiming King was shot in the face. Again... Read Full Story
Image Source VH1 Watching Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew just seems wrong. Peering into people's lives when they're at their lowest and finding entertainment in it is not only invasive but in a way perverse. Still, we watch it (at least I do) and although we know reality TV is anything but real, Celebrity Rehab may be the closest to real you're going to get. In the second season, which aired on VH1 Thursday celebrity addicts check into rehab and are evaluated by Dr. Drew. In this season's... Read Full Story
Rodney King known for the LA Police beating he recieved back in 1991 which sparked the LA Riots was shot today. It was reported he was shot in the face, arms, back and torso. It is being said after he got shot he bicycled home before calling the police. It is also being said he was or had been drinking and was not cooperative with the police when they arrived. It is also said this may be due to a domestic violence situation.
Now here is a guy who in 1991 for one moment in time made the... Read Full Story
Rodney King that was badly beaten in 1991 by Los Angeles police, which caused the LA riot of 1992, has been shot, TMZ is reporting. He was shot and wounded on a San Bernardino street corner late Wednesday. King called Rialto police just before midnight to report the shooting. According to Sgt. Don Lewis, King was struck in the face and arm -- with what appeared to be pellets or birdshot. When police arrived at King's home, they reported that King and others inside appeared drunk. The man got... Read Full Story
Rodney King was shot in the face and arm before he biked to his San Bernadino, Calif., home late Wednesday, an area newspaper reported today. King, famous for being the victim of a 1991 beating by L.A. police that sparked race riots, called police from his home at 11:39 p.m. to report the incident, the Press-Enterprise reported. To much violence going on in the world-smh. Click http://www.nypost.com/seven/11292007/news/nationalnews/rodney_king_shot_in_san_bernardino_334650.htm to read the... Read Full Story
I was all set to blog about Iron Man, cyborgs, and militarized exoskeletons tonight, but saw this report on Newsvine and decided this heavier fare was more critical. AP reports on a WTXF-TV Fox video showing three men being pulled over, dragged out of their car, and beaten by a blue swarm of cops last night in Philadelphia, city of brotherly love.
Here are time-sequenced screenshots of the video footage:
Of course, AP responsibly notes that the video represents specific... Read Full Story
According to TMZ.com, Rodney King was shot in the face. He was taken to a local hospital, and his wounds does not seem to be life threating. Read Full Story
I just found out Rodney King is going to be on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. There aren’t too many people who don’t know who Rodney King is. He was the man who indirectly sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and is famous for saying, “Can’t we all just get along?” .
For those of [...] Read Full Story
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