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GarroHorus

(1,055 posts) Sun Jun 17, 2012, 10:55 AM Jun 2012

Rodney King dead at 47 [View all]

I won't post this in Latest Breaking News unless there's a better source, but here is what I just found:

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.

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It's a short story, but you can read more at TMZ.

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Rodney King dead at 47 [View all] GarroHorus Jun 2012 OP

No one else has it yet... n/t BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #1

Yep, it's why I posted it here. GarroHorus Jun 2012 #3

Freepers had a thread up BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #8

Right now all the links point to TMZ Auggie Jun 2012 #12

I just got an alert from the Philly Inquirer BumRushDaShow Jun 2012 #23

NBC confirmed it as well nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #31

That's tragic BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #2

SHIT. I just heard an interview with him on NPR, no more than a bullwinkle428 Jun 2012 #4

Very sad. I Love a Mystery Jun 2012 #5

Hate to be the grammar police, but... Wounded Bear Jun 2012 #9

I did, thanks I Love a Mystery Jun 2012 #10

welcome to DU! renate Jun 2012 #29

Thank you I Love a Mystery Jun 2012 #42

Welcome to DU, I Love a Mystery pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #38

Gracias I Love a Mystery Jun 2012 #43

Was he only forty seven? So young! MADem Jun 2012 #6

Wow GObamaGO Jun 2012 #7

I'm not sure I trust TMZ as a news source spinbaby Jun 2012 #11

That is why i posted it in this forum. GarroHorus Jun 2012 #18

That is very sad news. bluedigger Jun 2012 #13

ahhh. i think he just did a book, had been listening to interviews seabeyond Jun 2012 #14

oh my bigtree Jun 2012 #15

Tip o' the hat to you, bigtree!! (eom) CanSocDem Jun 2012 #21

wow-- great post! fishwax Jun 2012 #25

Kudos to you for standing your ground (and a great story I hope you coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #33

What a lovely post! Ruby the Liberal Jun 2012 #35

R.I.P. Rodney King malaise Jun 2012 #16

From my perspective, it was the LAPD and the citizens of coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #34

True malaise Jun 2012 #36

Rodney King found dead in home by fiance, confirms representative cal04 Jun 2012 #17

KABC-TV: Rodney King found dead in home by fiance, confirms representative pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #19

R.I.P. siligut Jun 2012 #20

This just makes me sad. What a burden was placed on his shoulders along with the blows of the Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #22

Free Republic is a flowing sewer today aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #24

well his wiki page is not very nice to him hfojvt Jun 2012 #26

I don't care if someone has just murdered and raped 100 people aint_no_life_nowhere Jun 2012 #27

I disagree with that too hfojvt Jun 2012 #28

"a little bit jazzed up and pissed off." Bolo Boffin Jun 2012 #30

Do kindly read on Police Rage nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #32

Wow. MightyOkie Jun 2012 #41

Do you feel there are times when extra-judicial coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #37

That guy walked a tough road. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #39

Can't We All Just Get Along iloveObama12 Jun 2012 #40