Rodney King Dead

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[al baby]

Rodney King -- the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots -- was found dead this morning. He was 47.

According to our sources, King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.

[gimme1ibertee]

Sounds like he was chased by so many demons that he simply couldn’t escape. Some remain free;some are recaptured. Sad and tragic. RIP Rodney King.

[Bridesheadfan]

Seriously, though...

Eternal rest grant unto him, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen.

[fso301]

Steroids, too many concussions or both?

[gimme1ibertee]

Amen. Well-said.

[Churchillspirit]

If Rodney King had done what the police told him to do 53 people would not have died in the riots.

[Beagle8U]

How are you this Fathers day? Hope you have a good one.

[WKUHilltopper]

This is all MSNBC is talking about. One even suggested how we should be in mourning. Incredibly pathetic.

[ElkGroveDan]

was found dead this morning in Rialito, CA.

Rialito???? or Rialto?

[oldbrowser]

so, how are they going to blame this on Bush

We can lay this at the feet of the ghetto culture. Rodney king is an icon for the results of the idea that it is acceptable to abuse drugs and alcohol and be irresponsible. He appeared like a gentle man who was over-matched by his demons. Well he is over them for good. May his soul rest in peace.

[donna]

I agree. He could have been a person from my own family.

Rest in peace Rodney.

[NormsRevenge]

In a way , he was a community organizer and sacrificed much, unlike O. RIP Rodney

[null and void]

Doing great! Expecting Darling Daughter to call and announce her engagement.

Hope you have a goodun too!

[JoeProBono]

[sr4402]

CNN got it right: Rialto.

But my question is Whose Pool? Was it private or public? Was he at a party there, before this happened.

The details are very sketchy. Seems like the press is holding something back.

[Uncle Chip]

On April 12, 2012, King released a statement to the media regarding the Trayvon Martin shooting. King said he was "grieving for Trayvon Martin" and stated how the scream on the audio of George Zimmerman's 911 call reminded him of his own screaming during his beating by the LAPD.

Except that Zimmerman was the one getting the beating and doing the screaming. So then what is this really reminding him of???

[Molon Labbie]

Rodney King finally found the wet he couldn’t smoke.

[al baby]

I have more Respect for Rodney than Barry

[Beagle8U]

“But my question is Whose Pool? Was it private or public? Was he at a party there, before this happened.”

Likely Clint Eastwood’s, “The Dead Pool”.

[TurboZamboni]

Gives new meaning to being in the dead pool.

[adorno]

So, where was George Zimmerman when this happened?

Where was George Bush when this happened.

When Obama talks about this to the media, will he make reference to how Rodney King would be like his son, if he had one?