But that was all okay because the guy had committed some crime.
At least that was the narrative I recall.from back in that day. Was fox News a thing already? I think so, because it was all “Everyone is poor Rodney, but they completely forget he was a criminal!!!”
So what? Maybe he was, and that excuses that police Beat the stuffing out of him?
At least that was the narrative I recall.from back in that day. Was fox News a thing already?
The heavy right-wing stuff was cordoned off in AM Talk radio. Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, and Michael Medved being some of the more popular shows. But I believe both future VP Mike Pence and Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick got in on the act in their early years.
So what? Maybe he was, and that excuses that police Beat the stuffing out of him?
The systematic beating was both the cause of and result of Rodney King’s police chase. King feared the wrath of the LAPD/LASD and the police believed repeatedly beating suspects would make them less likely to complicate arrests by fleeing in the future.
Sort of a vicious cycle of violence used to justify the next round of violence.
Oh yeah, “criminal” is conservative dehumanization 101 and has been for a long time. That and the whole race/class thing. Combine the two and the horrors you will overlook are endless!
But that was all okay because the guy had committed some crime.
At least that was the narrative I recall.from back in that day. Was fox News a thing already? I think so, because it was all “Everyone is poor Rodney, but they completely forget he was a criminal!!!”
So what? Maybe he was, and that excuses that police Beat the stuffing out of him?
The heavy right-wing stuff was cordoned off in AM Talk radio. Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, and Michael Medved being some of the more popular shows. But I believe both future VP Mike Pence and Texas Lt. Gov Dan Patrick got in on the act in their early years.
The systematic beating was both the cause of and result of Rodney King’s police chase. King feared the wrath of the LAPD/LASD and the police believed repeatedly beating suspects would make them less likely to complicate arrests by fleeing in the future.
Sort of a vicious cycle of violence used to justify the next round of violence.
Oh yeah, “criminal” is conservative dehumanization 101 and has been for a long time. That and the whole race/class thing. Combine the two and the horrors you will overlook are endless!