Posted on 09/11/2019 2:01:44 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Philadelphia’s interim police commissioner has apologized for wearing a T-shirt in the 1990s that mocked the notorious Los Angeles police beating of Rodney King, saying she’s “profoundly sorry.”
The photo, from 1994, shows Christine M. Coulter, who is white, wearing a shirt that read: “L.A.P.D We Treat You Like a King,” a pointed slogan stemming from the 1991 videotaped beating of King by LAPD cops, whose acquittals sparked riots a year later.
An anonymous source sent the photo to the Philadelphia Inquirer in late August. Coulter, the first female commissioner of the 6,500-member department, said during a city council hearing Tuesday that wearin
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WTF is that? When I was a kid,we had Rizzo. My god I am so glad that I don’t live in that sh*thole anymore.
This is the “PC Police” in action.
PC is DESTROYING this country!
NEVER apologise! Say that was then this is now.
STUFF IT.
I’m not sorry for stuff I said YESTERDAY!
1994......................too late to be taken seriously
My recollection was that there was a female officer being confronted by him at the beginning, and had her gun drawn to take action, but then men arrived and took him down.
He is lucky to be alive. If he had charged her, he would have been one more statistic, the Left would trot out every time the topic of police abuse of power was brought up.
As it is, he became to poster boy for the “evil police” meme. It’s still a falsehood accepted to this day.
He never submitted, still trying to stand up for minutes after being initially taken down.
Put the arms behind the back and submit! No, he kept trying to use his hands and knees to get up on fours in order to stand up.
As others said, his other rider(s), was arrested without incident.
That’s something the evil police officer meme was never able to explain. If the officers were so evil, why didn’t they rough up the other occupant of the car?
Must have been a “cracker.”
Even being a lesbian(dunno if she is) won’t save her.
You don’t get to be police commissioner or acting police commissioner in a big city without being a political animal. I am sure she has given as much as she is getting over the years. Really dont feel sorry for her.
Still have one in my dresser drawer.
Wasn’t Rodney like 6’8” and about 280 pounds back then? All hopped up on angel dust it would have taken a couple of double ought twelve gauge rounds to render him harmless. It probably would have been cheaper in the long run.
Rodney King is still dead.
Time is a bitch.
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