RIP Rodney King

[Leggy Hendrix]

Los Angeles riots figure Rodney King found dead

Rodney King, the figure at the centre of the Los Angeles riots 20 years ago, has been found dead aged 47, according to police reports.

His fiancee found his body at the bottom of a swimming pool, but there was no sign of foul play.

King was a victim of police brutality in 1991, but the officers involved were acquitted the following year.

The verdict triggered clashes between black youths and police which left more than 50 dead and thousands injured.

The beating was filmed by a bystander and part of the film was shown by media outlets across the world, causing public outrage.

A later trial resulted in two of the four officers being jailed.

King suffered brain damage during the beating. He sued the City of Los Angeles and won $3.8m (£2.5m) compensation.

Rialto Police Captain Randy Deanda said on Sunday King was found "unresponsive" at the bottom of his pool and was pronounced dead at 06:11 (13:11 GMT).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18478979

[Desert Lord]

rest in peace...
heard he had a drankin problem the last years, maybe that's the cause for his death.

[BiggBoogaBiff]

Transition In Peace

[Dikteta Dax]

The riots were crazy, they burnt down a lot of shit in my neighborhood...

[Black Excellence]

The riots were crazy, they burnt down a lot of shit in my neighborhood...

that shit was gangsta.

[Blood$]

R.I.P.

Unban / Free / Pay BloodMoney though

[Hack Wilson - real]

i guess the cops finally got him 20 years later

[KC-HOODSTA]

this guy was really a part of a generation. I mean it sucks he had to have it the way he did. but regardless. alot of people capitalized of his beatings.

[BiggSadot]

LOL @ No Foul play. Like the Popos give a fuck about helpin this guy or findin out what really happened. Like the biggest gang in America doesnt hold grudges.

[Triple OG Rapsodie]

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[Dikteta Dax]

The riots were crazy, they burnt down a lot of shit in my neighborhood...

that shit was gangsta.

Nothing gangsta about burning down your own communities.

[KC-HOODSTA]

The riots were crazy, they burnt down a lot of shit in my neighborhood...

that shit was gangsta.

Nothing gangsta about burning down your own communities.

real shit! that riot was so pointless! i had OG's tellin me 92 LA riots was a picnic compared to the watts riots.

[sofdark]

The riots were crazy, they burnt down a lot of shit in my neighborhood...

that shit was gangsta.

Nothing gangsta about burning down your own communities.

Yup, even during riots, white neighborhoods were protected by national guards. They just burned the shit out of their own neighboring businesses.