SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Southern California police said 1991 police beating victim Rodney King has been shot, but the wounds are not life-threatening.
Rialto police Sgt. Don Lewis told the Riverside Press-Enterprise that King was hit in the face and arm by shotgun pellets on a San Bernardino street corner Wednesday night. He bicycled to his home in Rialto to call police and was taken to a hospital.
Police said when they arrived at the home, King and others there appeared drunk and few were cooperative in providing information.
San Bernardino police Lt. Scott Paterson tells the San Bernardino County Sun that the shooting may have involved a domestic dispute.
King was beaten by Los Angeles police in 1991 and the officers' subsequent acquittal on criminal charges sparked deadly rioting in 1992.
29th November 2007 04:52 PM
Reginald Denny
Well it's about damn time.
29th November 2007 05:33 PM
Rodney_King
i had just finished volunteering at the elementary school and was rescuing a kitten from a tree when it happened. O, when will the violence end!!
29th November 2007 05:43 PM
pdog
Rodney smokes crack!!!
29th November 2007 05:48 PM
Joey
" O, when will the violence end!! "
29th November 2007 05:49 PM
Joey
" Well it's about damn time. "
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[Edited by Joey]
29th November 2007 06:07 PM
fireontheplatter
i am so glad i wasn't born him....guy's has had it bad.
29th November 2007 07:38 PM
Riffhard
quote:fireontheplatter wrote:
i am so glad i wasn't born him....guy's has had it bad.
LOL! Are you fucking kidding?! All of his problems were self inflicted including the beat down that he received. When you elude cops while driving through residential neighborhoods at speeds topping 100 mph you'd better know that the cops are gonna be furious, and rightfully so! Yes they over reacted, but to suggest that this asshole is a poor innocent victim is absurd and naive in the extreme.
You're right. He's had it bad, but that's only because he has chosen to live the life of a street thug and drug abusing asshole with zero accountability to anyone. Fuck him. He was pissed drunk and uncoopperative with authorities last night with details of the shooting.
Riffy
29th November 2007 07:46 PM
Fiji Joe
quote:Riffhard wrote:
LOL! Are you fucking kidding?! All of his problems were self inflicted including the beat down that he received. When you elude cops while driving through residential neighborhoods at speeds topping 100 mph you'd better know that the cops are gonna be furious, and rightfully so! Yes they over reacted, but to suggest that this asshole is a poor innocent victim is absurd and naive in the extreme.
You're right. He's had it bad, but that's only because he has chosen to live the life of a street thug and drug abusing asshole with zero accountability to anyone. Fuck him. He was pissed drunk and uncoopperative with authorities last night with details of the shooting.
Riffy
The funniest part of that story is that he was riding a bike...I guess he never got his license back
29th November 2007 07:47 PM
pdog
quote:Riffhard wrote:
LOL! Are you fucking kidding?! All of his problems were self inflicted including the beat down that he received. When you elude cops while driving through residential neighborhoods at speeds topping 100 mph you'd better know that the cops are gonna be furious, and rightfully so! Yes they over reacted, but to suggest that this asshole is a poor innocent victim is absurd and naive in the extreme.
You're right. He's had it bad, but that's only because he has chosen to live the life of a street thug and drug abusing asshole with zero accountability to anyone. Fuck him. He was pissed drunk and uncoopperative with authorities last night with details of the shooting.
Riffy
He's smoking crack.
29th November 2007 07:49 PM
Riffhard
quote:pdog wrote:
He's smoking crack.
You can imagine my shock at that outrageous allegation!
Riffy
29th November 2007 07:55 PM
pdog
quote:Riffhard wrote:
You can imagine my shock at that outrageous allegation!
Riffy
29th November 2007 09:06 PM
SweetVirginia
quote:Riffhard wrote:
LOL! Are you fucking kidding?! All of his problems were self inflicted including the beat down that he received.
You read my mind, Riffy.
I just put the Rat on...hey Mr DJ, play me some Stones.
29th November 2007 09:09 PM
Riffhard
quote:SweetVirginia wrote:
You read my mind, Riffy.
I just put the Rat on...hey Mr DJ, play me some Stones.
Coming up soon in fact Ginny!! I'll send it out to ya!
Riffy
29th November 2007 09:22 PM
fireontheplatter
quote:Riffhard wrote:
LOL! Are you fucking kidding?! All of his problems were self inflicted including the beat down that he received. When you elude cops while driving through residential neighborhoods at speeds topping 100 mph you'd better know that the cops are gonna be furious, and rightfully so! Yes they over reacted, but to suggest that this asshole is a poor innocent victim is absurd and naive in the extreme.
You're right. He's had it bad, but that's only because he has chosen to live the life of a street thug and drug abusing asshole with zero accountability to anyone. Fuck him. He was pissed drunk and uncoopperative with authorities last night with details of the shooting.
Riffy
its a good thing you are just a dj and not a cop...otherwise we'd all be shot and or tazed.
29th November 2007 09:24 PM
SweetVirginia
you'll always have a spare in my parking lot, Riff
oh, and FOTP: he's not just a dj
[Edited by SweetVirginia]
29th November 2007 09:30 PM
Riffhard
quote:fireontheplatter wrote:
its a good thing you are just a dj and not a cop...otherwise we'd all be shot and or tazed.
LOL! Gawd you are naive! How old are you? 18? 19? 20?
"just a dj"
Nice. I have held a very sucessfull career for over 26 years now, plus I have a college degree, and you?
Riffy
29th November 2007 09:41 PM
M.O.W.A.T.
Where was OJ Simpson when this happened?
29th November 2007 09:43 PM
fireontheplatter
quote:SweetVirginia wrote:
oh, and FOTP: he's not just a dj
just who the hell does he think he is then.....a demi god?
one thing i think i do know....he's a sensitive fellow.
29th November 2007 09:52 PM
SweetVirginia
Well, he believes in the power and potential of the individual. And he doesn't think a citizen needs the government to make him/her successful or tell him/her what to do. And he believes in personal responsibility. None of it smacks of insensitivity to me.
Anyway.... as you are about to see, Riffy doesn't need me to defend him.
29th November 2007 10:04 PM
fireontheplatter
quote:Riffhard wrote:
LOL! Gawd you are naive! How old are you? 18? 19? 20?
"just a dj"
Nice. I have held a very sucessfull career for over 26 years now, plus I have a college degree, and you?
Riffy
you need a college education to spin a record...it sounds like you missed your calling.
the fucking cops shot 15-20 bullets into a 15 year old kid for carying what was a hairbrush because he was running away......it was in the bronx or brooklyn a couple weeks ago.
i can just hear you cheering now.
29th November 2007 10:28 PM
Riffhard
Thank you for those kind words SV! I could not have stated it any better. If we could cook conservatism down in a spoon and that is excactly what you would get! Spot on!
However, as I have been somewhat called out here I will gladly respond. FOTP here's the deal. You seemingly implied that Rodney King is a victim of an overzealous police force and deserving of our sympathy. Now had this been an Abner Louima case I would certainly agree with you, but this is clearly not the case with regards to Rodney King. This guy is a carreer criminal with an extensive rap sheet. He was driving through residential streets while fucked up out of his mind in excess of 100 mph with multiple police cruisers in pursuit for over forty five minutes.
He was pissed drunk, and under the influence of narcotics at the time of his arrest. The police, being human, were quite understandably pissed that this idiot put not only his own life in danger, but theirs, as well as everyone that had to avoid the highspeed drunken/stoned chase. He got his ass beat for refusing to follow police orders after they had pulled him over. They, in the heat of the moment, let their rage take over. Not very professional to be sure, but given the circumstances somewhat understandable.
Now I am a man that calls them as I see them, and in this case I needn't look to hard to find the common sense reality of this particular situation that has seemingly evaded you. [But] if you want to feel sorry for this self destrucive and irresponsible asshat have at it. I will just sit back and shake my head in bemused wonderment. Afterall, I'm a demi god.
Riffy
29th November 2007 11:00 PM
lotsajizz
quote:Riffhard wrote:
Now I am a man that calls them as I see them...Riffy
you a funny man
29th November 2007 11:04 PM
Riffhard
quote:lotsajizz wrote:
you a funny man
As are you jizzy! You make me laugh all the time.
Riffy
29th November 2007 11:08 PM
pdog
Funny!!! Funny How?
30th November 2007 12:28 AM
zooeyglass
quote:Riffhard wrote:
Thank you for those kind words SV! I could not have stated it any better. If we could cook conservatism down in a spoon and that is excactly what you would get! Spot on!
However, as I have been somewhat called out here I will gladly respond. FOTP here's the deal. You seemingly implied that Rodney King is a victim of an overzealous police force and deserving of our sympathy. Now had this been an Abner Louima case I would certainly agree with you, but this is clearly not the case with regards to Rodney King. This guy is a carreer criminal with an extensive rap sheet. He was driving through residential streets while fucked up out of his mind in excess of 100 mph with multiple police cruisers in pursuit for over forty five minutes.
He was pissed drunk, and under the influence of narcotics at the time of his arrest. The police, being human, were quite understandably pissed that this idiot put not only his own life in danger, but theirs, as well as everyone that had to avoid the highspeed drunken/stoned chase. He got his ass beat for refusing to follow police orders after they had pulled him over. They, in the heat of the moment, let their rage take over. Not very professional to be sure, but given the circumstances somewhat understandable.
Now I am a man that calls them as I see them, and in this case I needn't look to hard to find the common sense reality of this particular situation that has seemingly evaded you. [But] if you want to feel sorry for this self destrucive and irresponsible asshat have at it. I will just sit back and shake my head in bemused wonderment. Afterall, I'm a demi god.
Riffy
Do you half hail a demi god?
I don't feel sorry for King and agree that anyone with an ounce of common sense should know better than to fuck with the police. But it's a little thing known as individual rights that some people feel sorry for and worry about when that kind of thing happens. Hate to point this out, but those rights apply to all, the Abner Louimas and the destructive and irresponsible asshats alike. That's the point to be made about the King thing, if they don't cover one, then they should cover none. It's easy to not give a damn when it's someone we think deserved it or "should've known better", but wait until the undeserving get their licks and see how we howl.
Go ahead and piss on the "liberal" idea of rights, I'm ready for it. But, believe me, the most conservative, let the police crack some skulls, fry them little piggies for what they done mentality is going to scream just as loudly about his rights as the bleeding hearts and the junkies the moment the police unjustly lay a hand of him.
30th November 2007 12:32 AM
Reginald Denny
What about me? Where's my money?
30th November 2007 12:57 AM
Riffhard
quote:zooeyglass wrote:
Do you half hail a demi god?
I don't feel sorry for King and agree that anyone with an ounce of common sense should know better than to fuck with the police. But it's a little thing known as individual rights that some people feel sorry for and worry about when that kind of thing happens. Hate to point this out, but those rights apply to all, the Abner Louimas and the destructive and irresponsible asshats alike. That's the point to be made about the King thing, if they don't cover one, then they should cover none. It's easy to not give a damn when it's someone we think deserved it or "should've known better", but wait until the undeserving get their licks and see how we howl.
Go ahead and piss on the "liberal" idea of rights, I'm ready for it. But, believe me, the most conservative, let the police crack some skulls, fry them little piggies for what they done mentality is going to scream just as loudly about his rights as the bleeding hearts and the junkies the moment the police unjustly lay a hand of him.
Shockingly as you may find this I agree with you. My point was that I don't feel sorry for Rodney King because he is the kind of person that would naturally find himself receiving a beatdown for allowing himself to be put in the situation that he, himself, created. It has absolutly nothing to do with race, ethnicity,or any other reason beyond his obvious stupidity.
I do agree that the cops overreacted, but I also know that these same cops are human too, and they were rightfully furious at this idiot for the danger that he caused. Having said that, I fully respect, and honor everyone's individual rights. Even an "asshat" like Rodney King. Hell, I'm a conservative. We're all about individual rights. So while I may respect his rights I still have very little sympathy for the moron.
I think it's fairly safe to say that you, and I, are simpatico on this issue judging by your post.
Riffy
30th November 2007 04:06 AM
Ade
quote:Rodney_King wrote:
i had just finished volunteering at the elementary school and was rescuing a kitten from a tree when it happened. O, when will the violence end!!
lol!!!!!
30th November 2007 05:57 AM
mrhipfl
quote:Reginald Denny wrote:
Well it's about damn time.
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