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bluedigger

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13. That is very sad news.

Reply to GarroHorus (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 11:16 AM

Jun 2012

He had been promoting a new book recently and making the rounds. He wasn't perhaps the best suited person to promote social justice, but events called him to it, and he did not shirk his duty. We should all live our lives with such purpose.

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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