Rodney King Dead at 47

beerman2619 · 06-17-12, 09:53 AM

R.I.P. Rodney King

Rodney King -- the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots -- was found dead this morning. He was 47.

According to our sources, King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.

oakas · 06-17-12, 10:01 AM

Rodney King dead at 47

Rodney King -- the man who was at the center of the infamous Los Angeles riots -- was found dead this morning. He was 47.

According to our sources, King's fiancée found him dead at the bottom of a pool.

King became famous in 1991 when he was the victim of police brutality at the hands of the LAPD. The officers involved in the incident were acquitted the following year and the announcement of the verdict led to the Los Angeles riots.

Emily_Haines · 06-17-12, 10:02 AM

Wonder what baskets thinks about this?

Mr KLC · 06-17-12, 10:12 AM

There will probably be riots performed in his honor today.

mcaulay777 · 06-17-12, 10:13 AM

I usually dismiss these stories because most of the time there not but i believe it because it came from shari.TMZ is the only news source that has broke the story.I have the news mix on direct tv on and no one has reported it yet.TMZ Is amazing they find out about everything first before all these dumb news channels.

shari91 · 06-17-12, 10:15 AM

Originally posted by mcaulay777

I usually dismiss these stories because most of the time there not but i believe it because it came from shari.TMZ is the only news source that has broke the story.I have the news mix on direct tv on and no one has reported it yet.TMZ Is amazing they find out about everything first before all these dumb news channels.

Here's the update on TMZ:

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they responded to a call at 5:25 AM PT. We're told they physically removed King from the pool and attempted CPR.

Our sources say he was pronounced dead at 6:11 AM.

Law enforcement sources say Rialto PD will open a drowning investigation.

DiggityDaggityDo · 06-17-12, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by mcaulay777

I usually dismiss these stories because most of the time there not but i believe it because it came from shari.TMZ is the only news source that has broke the story.I have the news mix on direct tv on and no one has reported it yet.TMZ Is amazing they find out about everything first before all these dumb news channels.

It's true. I just saw it on the local news.

shari91 · 06-17-12, 10:16 AM

And yeah mcaulay, it's sad to say but when it comes to stuff like this I trust TMZ more these days than probably 99% of other sources. They've got so many people on their payroll that it's amazing how quickly they find things out before others.

wtt0315 · 06-17-12, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by Emily_Haines

Wonder what baskets thinks about this?

He is too busy celebrating. Him and the 4 cops that beat king are out drinking together today.

Carseller4 · 06-17-12, 10:24 AM

Shouldn't be in a pool if you can't swim.

Da Manster! · 06-17-12, 10:32 AM

Ellen Degeneres also drowned, and it doesn't make the news?!....According to sources, they found her face down on Ricki Lake!....

GUMMO77 · 06-17-12, 10:36 AM

Originally posted by Carseller4

Shouldn't be in a pool if you can't swim.

He more than likely suffered a heart attack or stroke.

MUHerd37 · 06-17-12, 10:49 AM

Rodney King dead

Being reported that Rodney King was found dead. Guy started the damn L.A. riots!

MUHerd37 · 06-17-12, 10:51 AM

Someone might need to console Baskets. He will probably take it pretty hard.

DiggityDaggityDo · 06-17-12, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by GUMMO77

He more than likely suffered a heart attack or stroke.

Or was drunk off his fukkin ass. Rodney King was pretty much drunk 24-7.

FuzzyDunlop · 06-17-12, 10:56 AM

BREAKING NEWS: The swimming pool has just been acquitted of any wrongdoing.

paranoyd androyd · 06-17-12, 10:57 AM

Originally posted by Carseller4

Shouldn't be in a pool if you can't swim.

Most black people can't swim actually.

MC PICKS · 06-17-12, 11:02 AM

Originally posted by Emily_Haines

Wonder what baskets thinks about this?

Tchocky · 06-17-12, 11:02 AM

Black people aren't buoyant.

ttrace35 · 06-17-12, 11:09 AM

R.I.P Rodney King

A good man......

DiggityDaggityDo · 06-17-12, 11:10 AM

Good how?

TheMoneyShot · 06-17-12, 11:11 AM

Was Reginald Denny involved?

Ghenghis Kahn · 06-17-12, 11:11 AM

Originally posted by DiggityDaggityDo

Good how?

he was the mother teresa of the modern age. he wanted everyone to get along...

Sportsbetting123 · 06-17-12, 11:13 AM

Originally posted by ttrace35

A good man......

. Be careful you may start the riots again. Haha!

meader99 · 06-17-12, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by DiggityDaggityDo

Or was drunk off his fukkin ass. Rodney King was pretty much drunk 24-7.

Come on.... I thought Dr. Drew cured him.....

Mikail · 06-17-12, 11:14 AM

A symbol of an era of injustice. R I P

MUHerd37 · 06-17-12, 11:18 AM

Take ur beating like a man

billysink · 06-17-12, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by Mikail

A symbol of an era of injustice. R I P

True.

Have peace R.K.

Marv001 · 06-17-12, 11:20 AM

Man I remember I was I'm berkeley when the verdict came down and people went nuts.

billysink · 06-17-12, 11:21 AM

Originally posted by MUHerd37

Take ur beating like a man

Because we have learned over time to rise above injustice from the sufferings of others, we can ignore and rise above statements like yours.

BrentCrude · 06-17-12, 11:39 AM

Can't we all get along Rodney King dies.Settlement $$ awarded to him killed him

It goes to show to socialists like Obama that no matter how much money someone like Rodney King has or had, it doesn't do much good to elevate their quality of life or longevity.We need more programs!!!We need more people getting educated!!!!We need more people being spoon fed by the government!!!We need a government program to wipe peoples asses!!!If only there were more free money government programs,everyone would live beautiful lives.

He got a ton of settlement money,it will be interesting to find out what killed him and how much money he had left.I'm very surprised he lived to be 46 or 47.

Brock Landers · 06-17-12, 11:41 AM

He had the disease of alcoholism

Trident · 06-17-12, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by MUHerd37

Guy started the damn L.A. riots!

jjgold · 06-17-12, 11:52 AM

He deserved cash

Cops treated him like an animal

Rest in peace Rodney