Posted by
Logical Party on Friday, February 22, 2008 11:53:45 AM
LARRY DAVIS AND RODNEY KING: THE TRUTH SHALL ALWAYS WIN
by David DiBello
I am no big fan of improper police procedures, methods or mentality, but any case of abuse must be warranted by facts, not inferences of brutality used as a credit card to hedge one’s misdeeds, as done by Larry Davis and Rodney King. These predatory, violent and repeat criminals play communities against one another causing divides, just as Al Sharpton, self proclaimed reverend and former drug toady for James Brown, did with the Tywana Brawley hoax, to this day not apologizing to Stephen Pigones more out of fear of affecting his god, the almighty dollar.
It is said that “many of us get along every day, it’s the rabble rousers who make the news,” and they do this by making puppets of their communities, trying to make incongruent pieces fit, and flaming tensions by playing on fear and prejudice for their own financial gain and notoriety.
It is important to remember that God (you can substitute fate, aura, karma, kismet or synchronicity) is the ultimate judge, and if we are confident our beliefs are correct, they will out in the end, the portion of the story providing the moral.
Mr. King claimed police brutality, yet he didn’t wish to speak of the circumstances not caught on film, namely spitting and cursing at police, and resisting arrest by means of a high speed chase. Later when police apprehended those who mutilated Reginald Deny, caught on news helicopter cameras, their protestations were “not everything was caught on film.” Ironic.
Rodney went on to have more traffic arrests for being under the influence, possession arrests, and more importantly, beating his girlfriend on numerous occasions. This is on whom the militant community hung its hat.
Added to the repertoire is Larry Davis, who like a political candidate, says anything regardless of substance or repercussions to get out of a difficult situation. Criminals “play people,” their nature as a con artist, thief, and worse. Deceit is how he tore apart a city and convinced a jury so as to escape his fate. However, in the end one can’t escape one’s truths, and Mr. Davis, as a repeat drug dealer, went on to commit murder, fortunately someone of his own ilk, and thankfully an innocent person (of any persuasion) was not involved. Yesterday, the Reaper came to collect Larry.
Eight times out of ten the ones doing the loudest yelling are hoping the volume will conceal the truth, or they can camouflage their guilt. Sadly, the “boy who cried wolf” syndrome hurts those claiming genuine abuse.
A small percentage of the people are prejudiced, sometimes outright racist. It would help to compare the number of African Americans, and other ethnicities, who do catch a cab as opposed to those who don’t to get a finite number as to where we stand on racism. This shouldn’t hurt the mass majority who get along everyday, and we shouldn’t condemn police as a whole, especially in times of dire need, since they are the ones we turn to as they simultaneously run in the path of danger. Their actions should be judged by facts, not by prejudiced, pre-determined innuendo.
As for Larry Davis, may his life show an example to those who jump the gun and manipulate facts to fit their agenda. Rest in Peace Larry Davis; I know we sure will.