By Ruth Manuel-Logan on Sep 8th 2010 10:27AM
Rodney King, whose senseless beating by the Los Angeles police became fodder for news outlets worldwide, became engaged to one of the jurors who awarded him a $3.8 million settlement in a civil suit against the LAPD, reported
RadarOnline.
King met former juror
Cynthia Kelley at a pizza shop a day after he was awarded the money.
Reportedly, Kelley was King's strongest supporter during the trial.
When they met, they were both married at the time. After they each got divorced, though, they began a relationship that ended when King agreed to take part in the VH1 reality TV show 'Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew' in 2008. King had admittedly become addicted to PCP and wanted to kick the habit.
On a whim last May, the 44-year-old King decided to call Kelley to see if she was still available, and as luck would have it, she was:
"It just so happened that we reconnected. "It was like we were never apart from one another," Kelley told Radar. "She is a godsend, a blessing in my life," King told the Website. "I don't know what I would have done without her in my life. "I can't wait to make her my wife."
King rose to national prominence back in March of 1992. He was a cab driver chauffeuring two passengers and speeding. Police spotted him and gave chase. King was afraid that since he had been drinking, he would be arrested for drunk driving, so instead of stopping, he decided to try and lose the policemen who were on his trail.
Several other police cruisers and a helicopter were summoned to the scene. When police finally caught up to King, the situation intensified: He refused to exit his car at first, then complied. Officers testified that King reached toward his back pockets and that they thought he was going for a gun. More police approached King and eventually used a stun gun on him.
King was thrown to the ground, and what occurred thereafter became pages for history books: A posse of white policemen began pummeling King, even while he was lying helpless. The 25-year-old cab driver was beaten to a pulp with fists, batons and swift, hard kicks by four officers, while 10 other policemen stood around and watched. Unbeknownst to law enforcement, though, a man had been videotaping the entire incident.
After the merciless beating, King was taken to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with 11 skull fractures, permanent brain damage, broken bones and teeth, kidney damage, and emotional and physical trauma. One of the nurses overheard some of the officers who had accompanied King to the hospital joking and bragging about the number of times he had been struck.
Even though the videotaped footage was aired by news agencies around the world, sparking anger and unrest, particularly in the Los Angeles area, the four policemen involved in King's attack were acquitted.
The acquittals triggered the 1992 L.A. riots, which left more than 50 people dead and resulted in $1 billion in damages. A subsequent federal trial for civil rights violations ended with two of the officers being found guilty and sent to prison, while the other two were acquitted.
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By: Mission on 9/10/2010 8:50AM
The monsters of the world has and will alway find some of the most hateful comment to put on this and any other blog... Only if we can find a way to rid the earth of such.
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By: latonya on 9/10/2010 1:39AM
WELL FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO SAY EVERYONE IN THERE LIFE TIME HAS DONE SOME KIND OF CRIM PLUS DONE DRUGS.PLUS IF U WAS MARRIED OR SEEING SOMEONE U HAVE BEEN HURT SOME WHAT OR WHAT EVER U WANT TO CALL OR MAYBE DIVORCE U DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO TALK ABOUT NO ONE LOOK AT YOUR SELF FIRST. CAUSE ONE DAY U WILL BE JUST LIKE RODNEY KING BEAT UP OR MAYBE KILL. SO PLEASE TAKE TIME OUT LOOK AT YOUR SELF OR MAYBE YOUR FAMILY AND SAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME OR MY FAMILY THAT THEY DID THIS TO.SO NOW THATS SAID RODNEY KING I ADMIRE U AND YOUR WIFE TO BE. MAY GOD BLESS THE BOTH OF U
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By: Alvin Brown on 9/10/2010 9:24PM
I can talk good or bad about any Race, regardless if Rich, Poor, Black, Brown, Red, White, or Yellow. Let me start with the White People. Most White People criticizes other racial groups, because they don’t meet up to White’s Standards, and Ways of Life. Some Whites think their Race is it, like they’re the only smart people on Earth, while everybody else sucks and are nothing. Some Whites want their Country back, per the Tea Party Movement Radicals, because they feel nowadays, Minorities are taking over on what they worked so hard far. Plus, “from several TV News media stations like FOX, CNN, and others, said most-of-the typical Tea Party people are highly well-educated rich old White folks.” My guess, perhaps, these are the type who were raised up with, and still used-to Segregation Laws, Jim Crow, and White Supremacy rules, that dominated and controlled the U.S. before the 1954 School Integration, and later Civil Rights Laws. Much of these White people, perhaps in their late 50’s, 60’s and older, are before Civil Rights. They‘ve lived and maintain their life under Segregation Laws. Plus, maintained a bad influence to the younger Tea Party groups. On speaking of Race, in particular the Black Race, regardless of any U.S. History historical documents; the Smithsonian Institution displays; the Library of Congress info on Black History; College and High School History; TV “PBS” special documentaries; the famous real life 1977 TV program, a two week melodrama on the “Roots” series, part I and II, about the journey of a Black family ancestry generation to the present, from Africa to America; the Cable History Channel; plus true Great Grandparent’s real life stories and family histories of their parent parents in Slavery; and despite limited opportunities of the past, compare to more opportunities nowadays; do some White people really know what it means to be a Black person, how it feels, how it was felt before, and have White people ever been Black before, regardless of any circumstances? For example: Having Ancestors physically forced, against their will, from their natural Country, by White people, to live in the U.S. while being Slaves under brutal control. If any Slaves disobey their Master, they were either Whipped, Tortured, Shot, or Lynched. Slaves, treated worser then Natïve American Indians. Then after over 200 years of Slavery, your later Ancestors are set Free in 1865, but under Segregation Laws, Jim Crow, and White Supremacy rules, and labeled as “equal but separate”. Restricted to only live in run-down filthy bad neighborhoods of Urban Ghetto districts, and Slums in whatever urban city. Denied Public accommodations, restrooms, water fountains, stores, and restaurants. Restricted to rear seats on the city bus. Couldn’t Vote. Restricted only to Jobs from Sun-up to Sunset if lucky as Bus Boys, Butlers, Cab Drivers, Caddies, Chauffeurs, Cooks, Livestock and Stable Innkeepers, Maids, Plantation and Farm Crop Labors, “Mr. Charlie Train Porters”, Sanitation Crews, and the worse dirty and dangerous jobs on Earth. Always reminded the phrase, “If you’re White, you’re Right“, “If you’re Black, get back”, and “If you’re Brown, you may stay around”. And if you step-out-of-line, members of the KKK White Supremacy organization, will arrest you, at whatever time day or night, take you somewhere, and either Whip, Torture, Shoot, or Lynch you on a Tree. Yet some White people of the past and of the present, claim to be too good, righteous, and so high and mighty in whatever occupation, but only an undercover nasty nice crook. As of the 60’s years to the present, some Black people, not all, may be out in the open, selling Drugs on the streets, and being Pimps with
Prostitutes, and getting busted by the Police. But inside behind closed doors, wherever, many White people be slick, operating secretly, organized White Collar Crime, Mafia, and Corporate Greed. And some, secretly, could be the Boss in charge, behind the illegal Drug business, and Corporate Greed, since it is a business. Most White people like Money, because it‘s their God, and everything else don’t matter. When your back is turned, and while you’ll asleep, you don’t know what-in-the-Hell is going on. I wouldn’t trust 100%, any Financial Planner, Investor, Broker, or Banker. Your hard earn Money, that you invest, when you put it into other people’s hands to manage, who charge a fee, your Money could be going into whoever’s hand or pocket. And they won’t always Maintain, Manage, Monitor, or Safeguard your Money. You handle your own mess and responsibilities. While I’m able and not disable, I have God good common sense to handle, diversify, and manage my own Money the way I see fit. It’s my Money. About other things, even some famous rich young Hollywood White celebrities, in their late Twenties, not even in their 30’s yet, have too many domestic bad issues, and problems with the Law, from A thru Z. Yet most White Americans worship, and praise them. Especially the “Ridiculous Dipsy Dames Glamour girls” of Hollywood. Britney, Lindsay, and Paris. Who’s life history so far is DWI, Drugs, Sex, and anything from A thru Z. Whom most White Americans appreciate them, put them on a pedestal, worship, bow, and lick their ass. But we throw Michael Jackson and Michael Vick under the Bus, because most White Society feels that Jackson and Vick are corrupt, instead of investigating the complete story, seeing the whole picture, and judging the facts, before putting your foot-in-your-mouth, jumping-to-conclusions feet first without using your head, while you worship Hearsays, Rumors, and Lies. Sorry to upset anyone’s celebrity idol, or pet owner. If you’re intelligent, you’ll understand this note. If you’re ignorant and stupid, you won’t. It’s like the Department of HUD story recently on the News before. About the HUD Black supervisor lady who got fired for no reasons, and HUD officials apologized to reinstate her. Because they jumped the Gun, and looked stupid, for believing Hearsay, Rumors, and Lies, before Facts. But from the whole picture, on the issue that happen about 20 years ago, the White people that she helped, praised her for helping them get their life, home, and business straight. But also later, another White knucklehead, of no relation to the White people she helped, try to screw things up for everybody. It only takes one bad apple or a bad clown to instigate and ruin things. About racial remarks toward Rodney King, and to Blacks, without showing tact, respect, or encouragement, from several stupid idiots who replied such: “All Blacks should go back to Africa. All Blacks are White people’s taxpayer burden and waste. White taxpayers pay the bills on Black people’s problems. And all Blacks should be like Oprah Winfrey, and Tiger Woods“. My remarks: Oprah’s audience is mostly White. Tiger Woods married a White woman, then he f??? up. So what’s up? On some White people’s racial remarks: F??? you. Perhaps all Whites should go back to Europe, to make a less burden and waste on smart U.S. Black taxpayers. Iin order to get the U.S. house in order without Whites always in-the-way with a bunch of BS problems. So when you Whites in Europe f??? up and make crime, the European country Laws will punish you hard. Instead of like in the U.S., when Whites cry to high profile fancy lawyers for a plea bargain, to serve time with a lesser charge. Then later get off scot-free, and walk free, like nothing never happen, while the victim’s loved one(s) suffers and grieves their life to death, while you joke and party for the rest of your life Free, you S.O.B.
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By: Edith Ann on 9/23/2010 10:50AM
How boring. All that rambling and no one still got it.Just shorten it a little.
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By: Sir on 10/03/2010 1:16PM
Most of these comments are nothing less than racist. What's sad is, most of you believe that if it is Black it will attack but if it is White then it is alright!
Examples: White magic definition, magic used for good purposes.
Black magic definition, magic used for evil purposes; witchcraft; sorcery.
Definition of black from dictionary.com-without any moral quality or goodness; evil; wicked: His black heart has concocted yet another black deed.
Definition of white from dictionary.com-Slang . decent, honorable, or dependable: That's very white of you.
White-auspicious or fortunate.
You get the picture!
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