DAMN IT CALLAHAN!

hbk72777: Race relations have never been 100%


Yeah...blacks and whites in this country seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot somehow.

libranoelrose: Farty McPooPants: Proof positive that no good can ever come from lining your pool with Velcro.

OK that one made me laugh.

Damn you.

Really, this is the best headline? A lame dead pool joke, I'm so disappo...


*reads article*


/oh, nevermind. Good job, subby! If I wasn't a dirty liter I'd +1

While everyone is remembering Rodney King, I'll just leave this here.

Alphax: Sounds tragic. A man with poor self control, particularly when it came to drugs, and fame likely didn't help matters.

Your misuse of the word "tragic" is tragic.

If King were an otherwise accomplished person whose life was cut short due to a drug problem (e.g. Whitney Houston), that would be tragic. If King were not drunk and speeding at 80 mph and fighting off cops during his arrest prior to his beat-down, that would be tragic. If King turned his life around after receving nearly $4M of taxpayer money and did something good (e.g. spokeperson of racial awareness in the community, etc.), that would be tragic.

But the reality is that King was a do-nothing living from day to day, getting drunk and high whenever the opportunity arose, and generally making poor decisions in nearly every facet of his life. His death at the bottom of a pool is not tragic.

Rev. Al Sharpton calls Rodney King a 'symbol of civil rights'

RPI CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER! I'll be at the march and funeral, right along with The Great Reverends Sharpton and Jackson. I hope President Obama will be there also.

valkore: Alphax: Sounds tragic. A man with poor self control, particularly when it came to drugs, and fame likely didn't help matters.

Your misuse of the word "tragic" is tragic.

If King were an otherwise accomplished person whose life was cut short due to a drug problem (e.g. Whitney Houston), that would be tragic. If King were not drunk and speeding at 80 mph and fighting off cops during his arrest prior to his beat-down, that would be tragic. If King turned his life around after receving nearly $4M of taxpayer money and did something good (e.g. spokeperson of racial awareness in the community, etc.), that would be tragic.

But the reality is that King was a do-nothing living from day to day, getting drunk and high whenever the opportunity arose, and generally making poor decisions in nearly every facet of his life. His death at the bottom of a pool is not tragic.

No, I think I used it just fine, thank you.

Has anyone prayed for Omarion yet??

While they may be good at tap dancing it just a well known fact that Negros can't swim.

9beers:

The guy was a career criminal, a junkie and a deadbeat dad. Sorry if I don't get all choked up about this scumbag dying.


True, Rodney King was certainly no saint. And it doesn't bother me that he's getting mocked like anyone else would on Fark.

But with you...it's hard not to notice a pattern. What I never understand is why you won't just own it.

Oddly enough I just dropped Rodney off at the pool.

Then I wiped and flushed.

RIP

Hoblit: "According to our sources, King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool." - TFA

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/It took my wife to point it out.

Brilliant, I laughed out loud.

If Obama had a brother who died drowning in a pool he would look just like Rodney King.


/I'm sure something to that effect has been posted already, but...your mother is a whore.

I guess he's freed.

Can't we all just float along?

9beers:

9beers thinks Zimmerman is innocent and doesn't care that King is dead, he must be a racist.


Having those opinions alone does not make you racist. But for the sake of argument...let's just say you were a racist. Or a bigot. Or simply a guy who has prejudices. Why run away from it? What's so bad about just admitting that's your worldview?

If I've pegged you wrong, then I apologize. Maybe the pattern I see in your posts is purely coincidental. If so...then a thousand pardons.

He obviously fell into the gene pool.

SithLord RIP LA Kings

Rodney died in the Inland Empire, home of The Reign

flypusher713: What shocks me is that it took that dumbass this long to get Darwinned.

What shocks me is that even in this modern era there are people who are so brazenly hateful and so adamantly unrepentant that they feel free to be as evil as their black hearts will allow.

Seriously. I don't like people in general, but I'm calling you out on generic hate. Not racism, just generic hate.

/he was not a good person and he did bad things
//he did not in fact deserve to be beaten by the police
///anybody who wished for his death or is enraptured by it is a farking demon

"I don't know if you can, but can you get an order for On's, that's O-N-S Junior Market.."
/Seriously can't believe nobody referenced that yet.

TSD: When I die, you farkers better litter my announcement with RIP memes


RIP DST

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oh. you weren't trolling. I guess the adults took over Freep, while the trolls came here.

I'm not seeing it. Two decent posts about his quote and a post of sympathy for his reality show persona. The rest looks just as awful as always.

Let's take a look:

To: al baby
Say what you like but his "Can't we all get along" press conference was important for stopping the Rodney King riots.

He was dressed up like a schoolboy and the words were probably put in his mouth by his lawyer, but I still respect him for doing it.
7 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 10:53:42 AM by BenLurkin

Yep...and good on you for pointing it out.

9 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 10:55:00 AM by wtc911

To: al baby
Watched Rodney on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. He was the only one I was rooting for. Sober on the show, he was a gentle, humble man but it seemed he could never get his drinking under control in his personal life.

RIP Rodney, sincerely.
11 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 10:59:42 AM by Drew68

Prayers for his family and friends.

12 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:02:54 AM by F15Eagle

IMHO, he was a pawn in the control of the race hustlers. He was used and thrown away when no longer useful. I suspect the whole mess hindered his attempts to overcome his addictions. May he rest in peace now.

15 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:03:56 AM by originalbuckeye

Sober on the show, he was a gentle, humble man but it seemed he could never get his drinking under control in his personal life.

Thanks for a little perspective.
17 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:05:01 AM by andyk

Like others have said- he was used and thrown away. It wasn't his fault his altercation with the police was used as the excuse for widespread killing and burning and looting. RIP, Mr. King.

20 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:11:02 AM by PghBaldy

Yikes!!! 47 is...young!

We all know it's not "natural causes".

I would rather have remembered him for "Can't we all just get along?" rather than "Hey y'all, watch this..."

Rest In Peace.
22 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:13:05 AM by Caipirabob

Watched Rodney on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.
Yeah, I changed my opinion about him after seeing that.
Coming from a family with a long history of drinking problems, I know what addiction can do.
Sometimes DNA can be a bad MFer.
24 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:13:37 AM by oh8eleven

Prayers up.

I will not say a word against him now...rest in peace Rodney.

26 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:14:14 AM by Bobalu


In the midst of looting and violence that King didn't ask for, he uttered the lines, "Can't we all just get along?" Simple and eloquent, this phrase has become part of our national lexicon and we'd be a better place if more people practiced it.
28 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:15:25 AM by Drew68

Condolences to family and friends of Rodney King.

31 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:17:01 AM by PGalt

Before I got rid of my tv I watched Rodney on Celebrity Rehab. A lot of the celebs seem to be maladjusted adolescents and a-holes but Rodney was really likable. It was easy to root for him. I sure wish he was able to overcome his demons and I'm saddened by his passing.

34 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:26:02 AM by Hayride

I think Rodney said it best, when he said, "Ow...ow....ow...ow"

No, but joking aside, I too saw him on Dr. Drew and agree as others have said here, he seems like a humble man I personally would have liked to meet. It's a shame it seems his addiction got the better of him. RIP Rodney.
36 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:27:51 AM by Lucky9teen

Yes. Stranger still, it was said by a man who had no particular reason to take a stand for the system.

Watch the beating video. In your mind remove Rodney and replace him with a mule. Would such a beating be acceptable?

If not on a dumb beast, why on a human?

He stood up when it mattered. Would that we all could be so brave or forgiving.

39 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:32:57 AM by null and void

Rodney King helped calm racial distress more in "Can't we all just get along" than Obama has done in three years. King, I believe, was truly embarrassed by what was done in his name and felt ashamed of what he had become.

While there are a lot of simplistic replies to his statement I attribute them to people who are too callous to even bother to look at people as individual humans with flaws and who make mistakes. Forgiveness is the cornerstone of Christianity yet there are many Christians who refuse to even consider forgiving a man his faults.
49 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:41:48 AM by raybbr

RIP

50 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:42:34 AM by Liberty Valance


Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, FreeRepublic. Genuine class.

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oh. you weren't trolling. I guess the adults took over Freep, while the trolls came here.

I'm not seeing it. Two decent posts about his quote and a post of sympathy for his reality show persona. The rest looks just as awful as always.

Let's take a look:

To: al baby
Say what you like but his "Can't we all get along" press conference was important for stopping the Rodney King riots.

He was dressed up like a schoolboy and the words were probably put in his mouth by his lawyer, but I still respect him for doing it.
7 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 10:53:42 AM by BenLurkin

Yep...and good on you for pointing it out.

9 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 10:55:00 AM by wtc911

To: al baby
Watched Rodney on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. He was the only one I was rooting for. Sober on the show, he was a gentle, humble man but it seemed he could never get his drinking under control in his personal life.

RIP Rodney, sincerely.
11 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 10:59:42 AM by Drew68

Prayers for his family and friends.

12 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:02:54 AM by F15Eagle

IMHO, he was a pawn in the control of the race hustlers. He was used and thrown away when no longer useful. I suspect the whole mess hindered his attempts to overcome his addictions. May he rest in peace now.

15 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:03:56 AM by originalbuckeye

Sober on the show, he was a gentle, humble man but it seemed he could never get his drinking under control in his personal life.

Thanks for a little perspective.
17 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:05:01 AM by andyk

Like others have said- he was used and thrown away. It wasn't his fault his altercation with the police was used as the excuse for widespread killing and burning and looting. RIP, Mr. King.

20 posted on Sunday, June 17, 2012 11:11:02 AM by PghBaldy

Yikes!!! 47 is...young!

We all know it's not "natural ...

You're so good at arguing on the internet.

RIP Romney King

Mr. Potatoass: [cache.ohinternet.com image 372x434]

BAHAHAHA! XD Best use of that picture EVER!!

He's that guy.

gnadfly: You need to watch the whole 17 minutes of the tape, not just the last 30 seconds that were constantly played on CNN at the time.

Say "Hey" to Tray Tray for me.

.... and FTFA also - "Most of the nation only saw a few snippets where it's the most violent," Stone said. "They didn't see (King) get up and run at Powell."


While it's true that LAPD went overboard let's not pretend RK is all goodie two shoes! He was a farkin bank robber out on parole!
If someone like Colin Powell, Bill Cosby or Neil Degrasse Tyson gets pounded by cops than I'll even join the black community in rioting BUT the fact that they are just using ANY black person let alone someone with a criminal record as an excuse to cause chaos and rioting, beating up whie motorist and terrorizing the Korean community in LA than they are just pieces of shiat themselves.

He's no saint, but that's the point. LAPD isn't supposed to punitively beat on scumbags or saints.

gnadfly: You need to watch the whole 17 minutes of the tape, not just the last 30 seconds that were constantly played on CNN at the time.

Not relevant. At some point between 1 and 56 blows the officers became criminals. Two officers went to federal prison for 32 months.

barneyfifesbullet: Im not saying police brutality is right, because it certainly isnt, but the cops were playing hardball with a career criminal.

There were two guys in the car with him that were not touched because they listened to the cops. The moran took cops on a high speed chase through residential neighborhoods while drunk. Then he was difficult after they got him out of the car. The cops didn't beat him enough.

Just imagine some drunk coming down your street at 80 mph.

Also, there are reports that he was high on PCP. If you have ever had to deal with someone in that state, you know that you cannot just politely ask them to relax and that it takes an awful lot of force to get them under control.

Found in the bottom of a pool, or the top of a tree,makes no difference. It's all good....