maqroll Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Died today at age 47....I wonder if the beating he took stole some years off his life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Probably far more to do with his life long alcohol addiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 They're saying he was found at the bottom of his swimming pool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Just reading about it. I didn't know he got brain damage from the police beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMFy Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 They're saying he was found at the bottom of his swimming pool... Does anyone know Barrymore's whereabouts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Have a bit of respect please. If it wasnt for this guy then there probably wouldnt have been a GTA: San Andreas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Nah much ado about nothing. Sometimes white men do bad things to black people and sometimes black men do bad things to white people. Blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatAboutTheFinish Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Whilst the death of any man is a tragedy for his close family we shouldn't mourn this guy as if he was some kind of hero. Rodney King can be labled many things (violent thief, drunk driver, drug abuser) but he shouldn't be held up as some kind of martyr for the progression of black rights in the US. Yes he got an excessive beating that was unjust but that doesn't make him a good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irreverentad Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 There are people in my office who don't have a clue who he is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2012 There are people in my office who don't have a clue who he is..... Well, I wouldn't say I had no idea. I sort of knew who he was, but not really. Had to google it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Its an age thing, isnt it? If you werent old enough to remember the LA Riots being headline news in 1992 then you probably wont know who Rodney King was. It's not like not knowing who Thom Yorke is, that just makes you a **** idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2012 YEah I would have been 6 during the riots. I wouldn't have taken any notice. I knew he was a black guy that got beaten up, possibly by police. Until I googled it about 10 minutes ago I had no idea that that was what started the riots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I had just turned 13 when the riots were on, I was in my first year at senior school. I'd probably think I was at the younger end of people who were well aware of it happening at the time. We discussed it at great length at school (in class) and I dont think they did that with the year below us who would all still have been at middle school at the time. It absolutely dominated the news for a week though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03butpau Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Its an age thing, isnt it? If you werent old enough to remember the LA Riots being headline news in 1992 then you probably wont know who Rodney King was. It's not like not knowing who Thom Yorke is, that just makes you a **** idiot. Why would not knowing who thom yorke is make you an idiot? A lot of people think radiohead are shit myself included Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Never heard of the bloke but safe to say that "The king is dead" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted June 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2012 Its an age thing, isnt it? If you werent old enough to remember the LA Riots being headline news in 1992 then you probably wont know who Rodney King was. It's not like not knowing who Thom Yorke is, that just makes you a **** idiot. Why would not knowing who thom yorke is make you an idiot? A lot of people think radiohead are shit myself included Old VT joke mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I knew who he was, cant remember when it happened (I would have been 6 or 7) but I have heard of him and know what went on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Its an age thing, isnt it? If you werent old enough to remember the LA Riots being headline news in 1992 then you probably wont know who Rodney King was. It's not like not knowing who Thom Yorke is, that just makes you a **** idiot. Him and that George Orville bloke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 18, 2012 Its an age thing, isnt it? If you werent old enough to remember the LA Riots being headline news in 1992 then you probably wont know who Rodney King was. It's not like not knowing who Thom Yorke is, that just makes you a **** idiot. Him and that George Orville bloke!You can learn so much from VT. I never realised what a long throw that Rory Delap had, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggyrichard Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Its an age thing, isnt it? If you werent old enough to remember the LA Riots being headline news in 1992 then you probably wont know who Rodney King was. It's not like not knowing who Thom Yorke is, that just makes you a **** idiot. Him and that George Orville bloke! You can learn so much from VT. I never realised what a long throw that Rory Delap had, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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