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 ...
Cremation doesn’t cost much.
Can’t they all just get a job?
3.8 million and he didn’t buy life insurance? They’re just looking for a $$bomb.
How despicable that in this country, one would need to pay $22K to bury a loved one. Of course, I’ve no doubt they can bury him for a lot let than that. But even at a minimum, it would cost $3-$5k or more. It’s such a despicable racket - the funeral business.
...Much of which she made by exploiting Rodney’s story. Otis Chandler should ante up too.
Isn’t that one of the shovel-ready jobs?
Agreed. He took the $$$, it went for booze, blow, and ho's, and he couldn't deal with being poor on the street.
After 3 1/2 years of Obama, do not be shocked at how little we care about the scum of the earth. Do not be surprised if attitudes get dramatically worse.
I’m not shocked. Just a little saddened. I miss what FR used to be.
Good riddance!
Good riddance!
WTH kind of funeral costs upward of $22,000????
They can cremate him for around $2,000 I’d think. They want to have some huge hullaballo and let everyone else pay for it.
The man squandered millions. If they need donations I say they need to go ask Jesse and Al to foot the bill.
I miss what my country used to be.
FR is reflecting the attitudes of the middle-class population in general, and those attitudes have gotten MUCH harder over the last few years. Most people, myself included, have seen our 401K's taking big hits. We have seen increasing amounts of gang attacks and "wildings". We see the underclass consuming ever higher amounts of our income, and complaining that they aren't getting more.
We are DONE with being nice. We are DONE with turning the other cheek.
They’d just blow it on coke, Chivas, grass and caddy SUV’s and ol’ Rodney will STILL be propped up on the front porch with flies around his anus.
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