Rodney King dead
Discussion
fido said:
I think we need to have a more balanced discussion. There's some irony that most of what NC said was essentially true (even if some of it was said in sarcasm).
a) TRUE: nasty police officers - they should not have beaten the cr8p out of him, despite him being a difficult customer for want of a better description.
b) TRUE: drink drive, attempt to out run cops, resist arrest - note that his passengers didn't get the same treatment.
c) TRUE: prior conviction for robbery - threatened a shopkeeper with a baseball bat, and beat him with a pole.
In summary Mr King wasn't exactly the best candidate for the civil rights movement. If one was to make a comparison with the bus driver thread - both the Police and Mr King had a Duty of Care to Mr King - and both failed to provide it.
Edited: sarcasm!=irony
To bardzo rasistowski i bardzo Ÿle.a) TRUE: nasty police officers - they should not have beaten the cr8p out of him, despite him being a difficult customer for want of a better description.
b) TRUE: drink drive, attempt to out run cops, resist arrest - note that his passengers didn't get the same treatment.
c) TRUE: prior conviction for robbery - threatened a shopkeeper with a baseball bat, and beat him with a pole.
In summary Mr King wasn't exactly the best candidate for the civil rights movement. If one was to make a comparison with the bus driver thread - both the Police and Mr King had a Duty of Care to Mr King - and both failed to provide it.
Edited: sarcasm!=irony
Edited by fido on Monday 18th June 15:08
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