From: eaeg188@orion.oac.uci.edu (Chuck U. Farley)
Subject: Re: he deserved it 1470
Newsgroups: alt.rodney-king
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 22 Nov 92 12:32:33 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.170557.1@woods.ulowell.edu> souzaj@woods.ulowell.edu writes:
>We get upset over a king because even a king is a human being and deserved to
>be treated as such. Equal upset is heard over a cop being killed. I watched a
>news report for four days which dealt with nothing but an officer who was
>killed in the line of duty. Cops don't need more rights; some citizens need more
>brains. AND if it wasn't for us liberals, honey, we'd still be saddled with
>Bush. Now there's conservatism at its best! Family values, my ass. Should've
>told that to Bush junior when he got his first S&L ... would've saved me a lot
>of money!

Is it feasible to say that Rodney was cooperating with police?
I believe from what i saw(heard) on the news, that Rodney took
quite some time getting out of the car.

Put yourself in the cops shoes....
A man obviously ignores your sirens...
he is now one of the following...
a)  crazed looney
b)  escaped convict seeking to escape recapture
c)  wanted by the law for somethin
d)  ignorant(to the point of "what siren, i didnt see nothing")
e)  on a trip of immortalility

Now, when he finally stops the car, he sits in it... sorta slow to get out.
There you are, yelling instructions at him in the middle of the night.
He is sitting there( i recall he took quite some time getting out of the 
car... "seat belt stuck").  He get out of the car, and ignores directions
from not 1, not 2 but 6 goddam cops( i recall they told him to lay down).
So what do you do, a 250lbs+ man doesnt cooperate, you are instructed i assume
by rules to restrain and arrest....
Stun him... that doesnt work
Stun him again... that doesnt work

Ok now you are up shit creek without a paddle...
All non-violent means of restraint are gone, 
	he is ignoring you
	he is irrestible to stun weapons
	shooting him might work, but hey, that is outta the question

You are forced to get physical right?
Hit him a few times... and make him cooperate.
ok he is still a little slow to cooperate....
this is where a choice needs to be made, possible it is the wrong choice,
maybe not...
King is down, but definately not out.
[damn i forgot the main guys name... powers or something] decides to 
try to get cuffs on him.
[another officer] steps on his head
King the fool, tries to get up, cuz somebody stepped on his head.
Powell[ i believe that was his name] sees him get up(unaware as to his 
reason) and immediately and logically(assuming he doesnt notice the head step)
that King is gonna get up and fight again.
Powell sees him try to get up, and instead of shooting him, does him the favor
of merely hitting him a few more times...
The only thing that should be questioned is the man who steps on his head
and forces him to stand up, or try again.

But this is not the worst case of police brutality on record,
just the most recently publicized....
This is such bullshit...
be real guys... cops are people too.
cops are not immortal!!!!!!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
cops arent perfect, and Rodney King did not in anyway cooperate with the 
authority(cops, powell and others)
If he doesnt cooperate, does he deserve to be completely protected by our
laws if he doesnt obey them?  maybe, maybe not

oh well i cant believe you read this...
dont bother to mail me flame, i wont read it much....:)
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