[stocksthatgoup]

Can we all get along without Rodney?

[FourtySeven]

Well, hopefully he’s “getting along” now.

[Holen1]

I hope no one got it on film.

[John W]

http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/17/rodney-king-dead/

[BenLurkin]

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.

[OwenKellogg]

...dead at the bottom of a pool...

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Well at least he was not into venture capital or private equity.

[Drew68]

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.

[publius911]

Good riddance.
The First National Thug Celebrity/"Philosopher"

[originalbuckeye]

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.

[mass55th]

I can’t wait to see the results of that autopsy.

[conservative98]

Rodney King the great philosopher?

[PghBaldy]

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.

[melancholy]

What next? Ping.................

King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.

Expect the race baiters to use this against whitey, somehow, somewhere or everywhere!

They can’t let a "crisis" go to waste, contrived or not, it doesn't matter.

[Caipirabob]

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.

[Bobalu]

Prayers up.

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

[vladimir998]

In a way I pity Rodney King.

The first half of his life was wasted fulfilling the empty, useless stereotype of inner-city thug black males.

The second half of his life was largely wasted fulfilling the empty, useless stereotype of inner-city thug black males with 15 minutes of fnoteriety.

[PGalt]

Condolences to family and friends of Rodney King.

[martin_fierro]

What a fustercluck this clown was:

• In 1993, King entered an alcohol rehabilitation program and was placed on probation after crashing his vehicle into a block wall in downtown Los Angeles.
• In July 1995, he was arrested by Alhambra police, who alleged that he hit his wife with his car, knocking her to the ground. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail after being convicted of hit and run.
• On August 27, 2003, King was arrested again for speeding and running a red light while under the influence of alcohol. He failed to yield to police officers and slammed his vehicle into a house, breaking his pelvis.
• On November 29, 2007, while riding home on his bicycle, King was shot in the face, arms, and back with pellets from a shotgun. He reported that it was done by a man and a woman who demanded his bicycle and shot him when he rode away. Police described the wounds as looking like they came from birdshot, and said King offered few details about the suspects.
• In May 2008 King checked into the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California, which was filmed as part of the second season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which premiered in October 2008.
  • Dr. Drew Pinsky, who runs the facility, showed concern for King's lifestyle and said that King would die unless his addiction was treated.
  • He also appeared on Sober House, a Celebrity Rehab spin-off focusing on a sober living environment, which aired in early 2009.
  • Both shows filmed King's quest not only to achieve sobriety, but to reestablish a relationship with his family, which had been severely damaged due to his drinking.
  • During his time on Celebrity Rehab and Sober House, King worked not only on his addiction, but on the lingering trauma of the beating. He and Dr. Pinsky retraced his path from the night of his beating, eventually reaching the spot where it happened, the site of the Children's Museum of Los Angeles.
• King won a celebrity boxing match against ex-Chester City (Delaware County, Pennsylvania) police officer Simon Aouad on Friday, September 11, 2009 at the Ramada Philadelphia Airport in Essington, Pennsylvania.
• In 2009, King and other alumni of Celebrity Rehab appeared as panel speakers to a new group of addicts at the Pasadena Recovery Center, marking 11 months of sobriety for him. His appearance was aired in the third season episode "Triggers".
• On September 9, 2010, it was confirmed that King was to marry Cynthia Kelley, who was a juror in the civil suit he brought against the City of Los Angeles.
• On March 3, 2011, King was stopped by Los Angeles police for driving erratically. He was issued a citation for driving with an expired license. This arrest led to his February 2012 misdemeanor conviction for reckless driving.
• 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.

[ConservativeStatement]

There's only room for one king in town.

[Lucky9teen]

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.