Rodney King suffers minor injuries

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Rodney King shot, wounded near California home By Dan Whitcomb

1 hour, 9 minutes ago

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rodney King, whose videotaped beating once made him an international symbol of police brutality, suffered minor injuries after getting hit by a shotgun blast, authorities in California said on Thursday.

 

 

An intoxicated King summoned officers to his home in Rialto, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday night to report he had been shot, said Sgt. Don Lewis of the Rialto Police Department.

 

"He had some minor pepper wounds that looked like they were from bird shot," said Lewis, who described the injuries as "extremely minor."

 

Lewis said King told police the shooting took place while he was riding his bicycle in neighboring San Bernardino. King rode his bicycle home after the incident and it was not immediately clear who fired the shot, Lewis said.

 

"(King) and the whole house were very intoxicated and very uncooperative," Lewis said.

 

King was treated at a local hospital, and the investigation was turned over to San Bernardino police.

 

King's videotaped beating by Los Angeles police at the conclusion of a high-speed chase on March 3, 1991, caused an international furor amid charges of brutality and racism.

 

The acquittal of four officers in April 1992 touched off some of the worst urban riots in modern U.S. history -- causing more than 50 deaths, thousands of injuries and more than $1 billion in damage.

 

Two of the officers, Laurence Powell and Stacey Koon, were later convicted of federal charges and sentenced to 30-month prison terms.

 

A civil jury awarded King $3.8 million in damages.

 

(Editing by Arthur Spiegelman and Xavier Briand)

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071129/ts_nm/rodneyking_dc

 

 

Rodney King shot, wounded near California home By Dan Whitcomb

1 hour, 9 minutes ago

 

 

 

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rodney King, whose videotaped beating once made him an international symbol of police brutality, suffered minor injuries after getting hit by a shotgun blast, authorities in California said on Thursday.

 

 

An intoxicated King summoned officers to his home in Rialto, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, on Wednesday night to report he had been shot, said Sgt. Don Lewis of the Rialto Police Department.

 

"He had some minor pepper wounds that looked like they were from bird shot," said Lewis, who described the injuries as "extremely minor."

 

Lewis said King told police the shooting took place while he was riding his bicycle in neighboring San Bernardino. King rode his bicycle home after the incident and it was not immediately clear who fired the shot, Lewis said.

 

"(King) and the whole house were very intoxicated and very uncooperative," Lewis said.

 

King was treated at a local hospital, and the investigation was turned over to San Bernardino police.

 

King's videotaped beating by Los Angeles police at the conclusion of a high-speed chase on March 3, 1991, caused an international furor amid charges of brutality and racism.

 

The acquittal of four officers in April 1992 touched off some of the worst urban riots in modern U.S. history -- causing more than 50 deaths, thousands of injuries and more than $1 billion in damage.

 

Two of the officers, Laurence Powell and Stacey Koon, were later convicted of federal charges and sentenced to 30-month prison terms.

 

A civil jury awarded King $3.8 million in damages.

 

(Editing by Arthur Spiegelman and Xavier Briand)

Bobby Knight strikes again.

[parrot 790]

Bobby Knight strikes again.

 

Focker. I was just about to work a D!ck Cheney angle.

[shake_a_leg 0]

I'm just glad to see ol' Rodney straightened himself up after that whole misunderstanding in 91.

[TommyGavin 790]

"(King) and the whole house were very intoxicated and very uncooperative," Lewis said.

 

 

Nigga pulease

[Recliner Pilot 61]

This is why we need gun control...............................................if the shooter had better control ol' Rodney would be put out of our misery.

[redtodd 7]

$3.8 million and he rides a bike.

[Saturday Night Beaver 2]

$3.8 million and he rides a bike.

 

 

yeah, but it was pimped out...Pee Wee Herman style

[joeshushu 51]

I remember my Russian boss at the time of this incident saying "if you break the law not matter what the crime you deserve a beating" That's the way we do it in Soviet Union. I was like glad I took this job.

[Frank M 181]

I remember my Russian boss at the time of this incident saying "if you break the law not matter what the crime you deserve a beating" That's the way we do it in Soviet Union. I was like glad I took this job.

 

I worked with a guy from China who once told me he didn't understand the death penalty in America. I figured he meant that it was strange that we still execute people, but he said "No, I mean why do they wait so long? In China, you get the death penalty, they take you outside and kill you!"

 

[RLLD 4,283]

Focker. I was just about to work a D!ck Cheney angle.

 

Oh sh!t....you should do it anyway, its got more value than that weak ass bobby knight hook