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Duer 157099

(17,742 posts) Sun Jun 17, 2012, 02:23 PM Jun 2012

How things have changed: if the Rodney King beating had happened today...

even *with* videotape, it would barely have been noticed for more than a few days.

I can't count the number of similar incidents we've seen over the past decade that have gone by with barely a peep.

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How things have changed: if the Rodney King beating had happened today... (Original Post) Duer 157099 Jun 2012 OP

Fox News would have changed the meme. Faygo Kid Jun 2012 #1

I think it would have gotten attention had it happened today treestar Jun 2012 #2

I don't agree. TheWraith Jun 2012 #3

Faygo Kid

(21,478 posts)

1. Fox News would have changed the meme.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 02:34 PM

Jun 2012

And the cowardly "mainstream media" would never have challenged it.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

2. I think it would have gotten attention had it happened today

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 02:36 PM

Jun 2012

And even more - they'd have had the wherewithal to find out everything they could about King's past, and find as many "thuggish" looking photos as they could.

TheWraith

(24,331 posts)

3. I don't agree.

Reply to Duer 157099 (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 02:37 PM

Jun 2012

If anything there's even less blind trust of the police today.

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