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Rodney King Arrested In Pasadena, Calif.
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Posted on 12/08/2006 6:46:04 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Rodney King Arrested In Pasadena, Calif.
(CBS) LOS ANGELES Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by LAPD officers sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots, was arrested in Pasadena, Calif.
King, 41, was allegedly involved in a disturbance at a Pasadena clothing store on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Police officers were called to the scene and found two outstanding misdemeanor warrants for King. According to the Pasadena Star-News, King was arrested without incident. He was released after appearing in court on Wednesday morning.
King was born in Sacramento and became a symbol of police brutality when amateur photographer George Holliday videotaped four LAPD officers using batons to beat him after a car chase on March 3, 1991.
On April 29, 1992, a Simi Valley jury acquitted the officers of state charges that alleged excessive use of force, which sparked four days of riots in Los Angeles that left 55 dead, 2,383 injured and cost $1 billion in property damage.
Two of the officers were convicted in 1993 on federal charges of violating King's civil rights and served 30 months in prison.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: ascrewupisascrewup; crime; rodneyking
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To: andy58-in-nh
Well, they did really catch him with his pants down.Yeah, but this time they didn't beat the shirt out of him.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:17:53 AM PST
by
speedy
To: andy58-in-nh
I wonder if he'll file a SUIT against Pasadena.
I'm sure the ACLU is tailoring one right now.
He has a history of getting into alterations.
Yeah, it'd be a no pun and shut case.
Well, they did really catch him with his pants down. I think I'm seeing a pattern here.
These seem to all be cut from the same bolt of cloth.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:18:35 AM PST
by
OB1kNOb
(This is no time for bleeding hearts, pacifists, and appeasers to prevail in free world opinion.)
To: andy58-in-nh
Well, they did really catch him with his pants down.Wonder who stitched on him...
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:19:45 AM PST
by
cj2a
(When you're pathetic, but you don't know you're pathetic, that's really pathetic.)
To: speedy
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:19:48 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
To: television is just wrong
'Ize likes my Kroger Card'
45
posted on
12/08/2006 7:20:26 AM PST
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: Fresh Wind
He's just a loafer anyway.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:20:48 AM PST
by
speedy
To: speedy
>Well, they did really catch him with his pants down.
Yeah, but this time they didn't beat the shirt out of him.<
Can't we just cut the guy some slack(s)?
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:20:56 AM PST
by
highnoon
(Expectations are dissapointments under construction.)
To: Sub-Driver
Anyone recall Bill Bradley pounding his podium to mimick the "beating" of Rodney King? Truly one of the most disgraceful displays in Senate history.
To: highnoon
Aw, they just want to cuff him a little, that's all.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:22:07 AM PST
by
speedy
To: 4yearlurker
Them Koreans know how to take care of a situation, they don't mess around.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:22:50 AM PST
by
stbdside
To: speedy
Whatever they did, it suited him just fine.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:22:55 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
To: Tokra
"...Can't we all just get a 42-long?"
OK, that's it, pal: you're under a vest.
I wonder if he'll file a SUIT against Pasadena.
Only if they PRESS charges.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:23:34 AM PST
by
NCC-1701
(To boldly go where no FReeper has gone before. Live long and prosper.)
To: Fresh Wind
He just better watch it, that's all I'm saying.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:24:40 AM PST
by
speedy
To: montag813
'I asked for a 10E'
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:24:44 AM PST
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: speedy
>King was arrested without incident.<
He must have known that the cops had him hemmed in.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:24:53 AM PST
by
highnoon
(Expectations are dissapointments under construction.)
To: highnoon
He ties up a lot of police resources.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:27:36 AM PST
by
speedy
To: highnoon
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:27:47 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
To: cj2a; speedy; OB1kNOb
All right now, guys. I think we've got the case sewn up.
To: Sub-Driver
Baiting cops into another lawsuit to replenish his revenue stream ?
How many cameras were running when the cops showed up?
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:28:41 AM PST
by
TET1968
(SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)
To: andy58-in-nh
Yeah, maybe I'd better find another thread.
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posted on
12/08/2006 7:29:02 AM PST
by
Fresh Wind
(Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
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