Posted on 06/25/2012 11:24:01 AM PDT by Justaham
Rodney King was not a wealthy man when he died ... and now his family is asking the public for donations so they can pay for a proper burial for the infamous LAPD beating victim.
Despite the fact King scored a $3.8 million settlement from the City of L.A. after the 1992 incident, King's family tells TMZ ... there is basically no money left over to pay for his funeral costs, which are expected to run north of $22k.
The family has now issued a statement, through their rep, Kali Bowyer, asking people to contribute to a memorial fund established "for those who wish to contribute to the King family."
King's 3 adult daughters, along with other family members, are desperately trying to come up with the cash ... but Bowyer tells us, "They need the money."
King is scheduled to be laid to rest on June 30.
As far as the mystery surrounding Rodney's death, the family says, "[We are] looking forward to a swift investigation into the death of our father, as well as we put our faith in the authorities responsible for handling the matter."
(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...
EFFFFFFF em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scammers.
They should have a fundraiser, just like those fundraisers where you pay $5.00 and get to take a sledgehammer to a car.
But instead, you can pay money to take a police billy club to King’s corpse.
Why not call on all the Black philanthropists for help. Harry Belafonte and Spike Lee can certainly afford to pay for the funeral.
Dear King Clan, in lieu of sending you a donation, I must send $100.00 to re-elect Barack Obama. Feel good?
Can’t we all just pay along?
Can’t we all just pay along?
Why 22 grand? Only cost a hundred bucks to incinerate his carcass.
I figured that is probably why he committed suicide. He was out of money.
It’s so sad just how few drugs $3,800,000 will buy, isn’t it?
Throw him in the pool and fill it in. Problem solved.
Tough shit losers. Cremate his ass..
Why would it cost $22,000 for a pine box and a hole?
Can’t we all just dig a hole?
“Tough shit losers. Cremate his ass..”
That was what my parents requested. It cost about $1,600 each. Their lives were worth a lot more than Rodney King.
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