[capitan_refugio]

I have a friend who is a reservist with the County Sheriff. He told me once the hardest busts he ever had to do was with people on PCP. They don't feel pain; they don't comply; they don't respond to tasers (except to occasionally seize and die on the spot). The good news is that PCP is no longer the drug of choice.

Mr. King was known to do PCP and appeared to be on it, or a similar drug, the evening of his arrest.

[kstewskis]

I have a friend who is a reservist with the County Sheriff. He told me once the hardest busts he ever had to do was with people on PCP. They don't feel pain; they don't comply; they don't respond to tasers (except to occasionally seize and die on the spot). The good news is that PCP is no longer the drug of choice.

Mr. King was known to do PCP and appeared to be on it, or a similar drug, the evening of his arrest.

Yes, that is very good news. Especially on a count of the arresting officer(s) safety. King is a big fellow, and he could've seriously hurt either himself, or the officers had they just "sit back" and not restrain him with force. I believe the jurors in Simi Valley understood this, and voted accordingly.

[sneakypete]

Mr. King was known to do PCP and appeared to be on it, or a similar drug, the evening of his arrest.

Not only that,but he is a BIG,strong man,and too stupid to really feel much pain on his best days. I seriously doubt two average cops would have even been able to beat him down all by themselves,given the fact that he was on PCP AND adreneline.