[Dead Man]

Yeah i'm pretty sure calling people poor bastards when they die isn't a widespread thing.

Yeah, I'm not calling him a poor bastard becuase he died, I'm calling him a poor bastard becuase he had a shit hand in life, and had a bu...


Fuck it. You ever say 'poor guy' in sympathy? Same fucking thing. Other than that, get over it.

[Jenga]

rip

"ain't got no respect"

you died with respect rodney

[legacyzero]

I was only 9 when this went down in the early 90's. But HOLY SHIT, watching that documentary.

Are we a more diverse nation since that day?

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Yeah, I'm not calling him a poor bastard becuase he died, I'm calling him a poor bastard becuase he had a shit hand in life, and had a bu... Fuck it. You ever say 'poor guy' in sympathy? Same fucking thing. Other than that, get over it.

I think poor bastard is common enough, it was throwing in 'dumb' that made it come off as extra cold.

[Steelrain]

Yeah, I'm not calling him a poor bastard becuase he died, I'm calling him a poor bastard becuase he had a shit hand in life, and had a bu... Fuck it. You ever say 'poor guy' in sympathy? Same fucking thing. Other than that, get over it.

I don't really care but you seem to think it's common.

Just trying to help you not look like an asshole next time.

[Yaboosh]

Yeah, I'm not calling him a poor bastard becuase he died, I'm calling him a poor bastard becuase he had a shit hand in life, and had a bu... Fuck it. You ever say 'poor guy' in sympathy? Same fucking thing. Other than that, get over it.

Hah, they must just be giving you shit. I really don't think your use of "poor" is that uncommon.

[Dead Man]

I don't really care but you seem to think it's common. Just trying to help you not look like an asshole next time.

Yeah, okay.

I think poor bastard is common enough, it was throwing in 'dumb' that made it come off as extra cold.

Okay. Cultural relativism strikes again! :) It was an American that used the phrase in a common quote, I thought it was pretty common.

Edit: And yeah, I probably didn't need to include dumb, but the poor guy was not very clever. The beating was not his fault, nor was getting shot, but he did not have the tools to help himself when it came to other situations. So he was a poor guy who was a bit dumb. So fucking shoot me.

/angry rant

[animlboogy]

rip "ain't got no respect" you died with respect rodney

This post is too good.

[computers putin']

Sounds like there's some smart assholes where you live.

indeed it does.

[GQman2121]

I was only 9 when this went down in the early 90's. But HOLY SHIT, watching that documentary. Are we a more diverse nation since that day?

Absolutely not.

[Eric Walton]

damn Ultima, your education sucked.

edit: Ultima they didn't mention JFK in twelve years of school?! That didn't pop up once?


oh and RIP

[Draft]

I will honor his memory by getting along with everybody.

[CrazyDogg77]

I was only 9 when this went down in the early 90's. But HOLY SHIT, watching that documentary. Are we a more diverse nation since that day?

No.

[Dead Man]

I will honor his memory by getting along with everybody.

It's what I should have done.

[Eric Walton]

No.

since that day our number of mainstream white rappers has nearly quintupled and we picked up our first black president, so what are you talking about? racism is dead

[CrazyDogg77]

since that day our number of mainstream white rappers has nearly quintupled and we picked up our first black president, so what are you talking about? racism is dead

White WR Defense Force™ Hmm.

[bengraven]

RIP but I have to say I'm not shocked at all.

[Eric Walton]

White WR Defense Force™ Hmm.

White WRs are an endangered species. And even then it's not like I chose my tag.


I can't take you seriously, you just a crazy dog, judging by your username and avatar. Sheesh, when I need to talk about crazy dog stuff, let's converse, but until then you just tooooo cray

[Kjellson]

I'm 20 as well and I first heard of this guy just a couple of months ago.

I'm not from the US though.

[Kajiba]

Damn rip. Bottom of his pool? He drowned?

[Holy Wars]

Damn rip. Bottom of his pool? He drowned?

Maybe drugs? He did get a shitload of money iirc.

[CrazyDogg77]

The lawyer in this documentary disgusts me man. How was the onus on King to stop the beating.

[The English Conquistador]

What the hell? I just watched a doc of him recently and he stated he was clean and his life has been changed for a long ol time, for the better. I mean his partner was one of the lawyers that was involved in the case against the officers who beat him...dude has been going straight.

The fuck...Poor guy.

[Copernicus]

No more hijinx for boxing matches.

=(

[legacyzero]

No more hijinx for boxing matches. =(

[Emerson]

Yeah I'm 22 and we absolutely never discussed this in school. But I knew about it just through general life and existence.

[Ra\/en]

I'm 26 and I've heard of the guy. Only in passing though.

[bengraven]

Yeah I'm 22 and we absolutely never discussed this in school. But I knew about it just through general life and existence.

I'm 33 and we watched it live in school.

There was a lot of n-bombs going off later on...considering this was agriculture class and 97% of the class was white conservative males.

[slit]

Felt bad for the shitstorm he got caught up in.


poor guy.....RIP.

[CrazyDogg77]

I'm 33 and we watched it live in school. There was a lot of n-bombs going off later on...considering this was agriculture class and 97% of the class was white conservative males.

Wow that's pathetic.

[tarius1210]

I was a year old. The name is familiar, but I was never taught about it in school or even college (so far). I live in GA btw.

What crappy excuse. Started the most recent racial riots in the country. How can this not be taught in school? Man, our education system sucks.

[Dead Man]

What crappy excuse. Started the most recent racial riots in the country. How can this not be taught in school? Man, our education system sucks.

He didn't start them, the acquitting of his attackers started them.

[pje122]

Wow that's pathetic.

Almost as pathetic as the rioting itself.

[shadyspace]

He didn't start them, the acquitting of his attackers started them.

I'm sure that's not what tarius meant.

[Steelrain]

What crappy excuse. Started the most recent racial riots in the country. How can this not be taught in school? Man, our education system sucks.

Nah the education system in his area sucks. I have never met anyone that does not know who Rodney King is. I took history in GA and FL and it was taught in both. Shits bizarre. I'm just hoping they were absent/sleeping that day.

[Dead Man]

I'm sure that's not what tarius meant.

Yeah, just clarifying for those that don't know the events. Didn't mean that was what he meant. Bloody hell, this thread has me paranoid now! :)

[legacyzero]

He didn't start them, the acquitting of his attackers started them.

His post implied that.

[Ether_Snake]

I just looked for a documentary to review the images, etc. Rodney King beating and riots -- CNN doccumentary (Full length) He says here he was drunk & speeding. I thought he was completely innocent :/ I'm obviously not trying to say it was righteous or anything like that, just a fact I learned today. /edit also had no idea most of it took place in Ktown.

He was drunk and speeding and put the life of a lot of people at risk.

edit: of course the beating was not justified, just stating.

[shadyspace]

Yeah, just clarifying for those that don't know the events. Didn't mean that was what he meant. Bloody hell, this thread has me paranoid now! :)

oh and fyi "poor bastard" is used regularly in the part of the US I'm in.

[Big Baybee]

He was drunk and speeding and put the life of a lot of people at risk.

Beating justified!

[Steelrain]

He was drunk and speeding and put the life of a lot of people at risk.

He surrendered to police.

[Dishwalla]

I don't think we learned anything history-wise past Vietnam in school. It has been almost ten years since I graduated high school though, so (hopefully) things have changed. My little brother is either a junior or senior in high school, but I haven't seen him in a couple of years(because I live on the opposite side of the country from him) and I have no idea the things he learns about in school.

But yeah, it is a pretty important piece of history that should be taught in school.

[Ether_Snake]

He surrendered to police.

After an eight mile chase, yes. Doesn't change what I said.

edit: And he fought against the female officers arresting him. It's only after that things degenerated.

[SteveWinwood]

I'll just add to the Missouri public education discussion. When we ran out of time in the school year they just lobbed off what was left and forgot about it. So nothing ever happened after the 60s basically for most Missourians.

[Big Baybee]

After an eight mile chase, yes. Doesn't change what I said. edit: And he fought against the female officers arresting him. It's only after that things degenerated.

You saying he deserves that beating he got? They beat him nearly to death.

[OpinionatedCyborg]

You saying he deserves that beating he got? They beat him nearly to death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-JZtPQh0FQ

[Hero_of_the_Day]

He surrendered to police.

Ehhh... he resisted arrest, I thought he even hit one of the officers when they tried to cuff him. They deserve to rot in prison for beating him, but he certainly didn't just surrender. He acted like a drunk idiot, a situation I'd imagine most cops are trained to handle without stomping the person into the pavement with their batons.

[Fixed1979]

I just looked for a documentary to review the images, etc. Rodney King beating and riots -- CNN doccumentary (Full length) He says here he was drunk & speeding. I thought he was completely innocent :/ I'm obviously not trying to say it was righteous or anything like that, just a fact I learned today. /edit also had no idea most of it took place in Ktown.

The dude was far from innocent, wife beating and armed robbery records in the years before he got beaten. Seemed the guy had a pretty hard life and the beatings created a martyr out of him. I feel a sorry for what happened from the beatings forward no one deserved that fate and I'm sure it was a hard existence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-JZtPQh0FQ

First time I saw that. Too funny.

[Ether_Snake]

You saying he deserves that beating he got? They beat him nearly to death.

No I'm saying the guy was drunk driving, caused a police chase, put people's lives at risk, resisted his arrest, etc. The beating was not justified since there was practically nothing he could have seriously done considering how many officers were present, but to paint the whole event as being crazy racist police officers beating an innocent man is bullshit.

[QuiteWhittle]

I'll just add to the Missouri public education discussion. When we ran out of time in the school year they just lobbed off what was left and forgot about it. So nothing ever happened after the 60s basically for most Missourians.

Makes sense.