its "authoritah!" :)
Posted on 02/25/2008 12:36:43 PM PST by telebob
SAN LEANDRO — It was a tragic and unlikely end for an aspiring Bay Area rap artist. Kenneth Poynter, 27, also known as KDoe, had just finished talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone when he was struck and killed by an Amtrak train about 8 p.m. Feb. 7, while walking on Hesperian Boulevard.
According to Poynter's best friend and music partner, D. Labri, 29, of Oakland, Poynter was an Oakland rapper who was deeply involved in trying to make his community a better place.
"He was out there preaching this message of positivity and stopping the violence, and dealing with all these issues that we deal with in the inner city," Labri said.
Labri said Poynter was the Oakland representative for the Worldwide Hip Hop Congress, an organization that attempts to use hip-hop to inspire young people to get involved in social action, civic service and cultural creativity.
On Feb. 7, Poynter was walking on Hesperian when witnesses saw him duck under the railroad crossing arms at Springlake Drive, apparently oblivious to the Amtrak train barreling toward him at 76 mph.
Poynter was killed not far from where his girlfriend, Delina Pham, 22, lives. According to Pham, Poynter was often in the area visiting her or hanging out at the nearby Rasputin Music store on Hesperian, where he sold his CDs.
It is unclear why Poynter ignored the crossing guard arms, but police found his iPod and headphones at the scene.
More (well worth reading) at the link. KDoe has a lesson for all of us.
KDoe is now DEAD-o...........
Must....bite....tongue
Another youngster was run over by a train while listening to Ipod a while back. I lived by RR tracks for awhile and you can feel the ground vibrate once it gets close enough, that said Ipod in the ear did this.
Talkin’ bout some tracks been layin’down!
Just what you said you didn’t want on your gravestone....aspiring rapper.
I’ve read other accounts of people spacing out when listening to their iPod or talking on a cell phone and walking into traffic, in front of a trolley, etc. Unfortunate.
As Larry the Cable Guy said: “If you’re ever attacked by a train, just step to the side”
Sad story. Just one moment of not paying attention and it’s all over.
“It is unclear why Poynter ignored the crossing guard arms”
Really? How about an attitude problem? Disrespect of authority.
well after all Eric Cartman did tell us to “respect my author-a-tie”
“well after all Eric Cartman did tell us to “respect my author-a-tie””
Even more simple and basic for me - I was brought up that way.
Further that if I disagreed - there would be a time and place for that LATER - while in the moment STFU and comply - or don’t whine about the consequences.
That says it all.....
This is certainly a sad story. It sounds like he was doing some good works.
its "authoritah!" :)
rotfl!
Except for this.
...witnesses saw him duck under the railroad crossing arms...
Amtrack goes down the street? Who would have guess it.
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