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.
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.