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Leonard Pitts Jr.: On the death of a hapless icon and his question that had to be asked
Leonard PittsThere was always something hapless about Rodney King. He entered the nation's consciousness -- and its conscience -- as a shambling drunk, an unemployed black construction worker who tried to outrun L.A. police rather than be arrested for drunk driving....Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, PCP, Justice and Rights, Human Rights
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LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's side
In the three-plus years since Charlie Beck put on the chief's badge at the LAPD, his goal has been to consolidate a modern, multiethnic, publicly responsible 10,000-officer department, as envisioned in the rattling reforms of 15 and 20 years ago. The...
Tags: Politics, Anderson Cooper, Sundance Film Festival, Safety of Citizens, Nottingham
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Dorner and the LAPD legacy
I expected fireworks in South Los Angeles this week, when LAPD Chief Charlie Beck showed up at a community meeting to talk about Christopher Dorner, the ex-cop turned killer whose manifesto cast the department in an ugly light, resurrecting decades of...
Tags: Racism, Minority Groups, Christopher Dorner, Los Angeles Police Department
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Another black man dead, more unanswered questions
Leonard PittsWhat happened to Chavis Carter? It is a pregnant question, potentially even an explosive one. Carter died of a gunshot wound to the temple on the last Saturday in July, but the question about his death has only grown louder and more urgent since then. It...Tags: Politics, Witnesses, FBI, Human Rights, The Miami Herald
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Manti Te'o hoax suspect posed as girlfriend in calls, lawyer says
L.A. NOWThe attorney for Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the alleged person behind the Manti Te’o fake-girlfriend affair, said his client pretended to be the woman in phone calls with the football star. Attorney MIlton Grimes said Tuiasosopo was acting when he... -
Manti Te'o hoax: Alleged mastermind wants therapy, attorney says
L.A. NOWRonaiah Tuiasosopo to speak on Dr. Phil: Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the alleged mastermind behind the Manti Te’o fake girlfriend affair, was planning to come clean and reveal the exact nature of his relationship with the football player and his role in the... -
Rodney King on cocaine, PCP before drowning, coroner finds
L.A. NOWRodney King, a reluctant symbol of police brutality and the troubled relations between the Los Angeles Police Department and minorities, died after drowning in his backyard pool in Rialto in June with a cocktail of alcohol and drugs in his...... -
Rodney King drank, smoked pot before drowning, records show
L.A. NOWBefore his death by accidental drowning, Rodney King spent the night and early morning hours drinking and smoking marijuana at his house in Rialto and was stumbling around his backyard moments before he fell into his swimming pool, according to the San... -
LL Cool J acted in self-defense during fight, detectives believe
L.A. NOWLL Cool J isn't expected to face any criminal charges during a violent confrontation with a burglar at his home this week. The alleged burglar suffered a broken nose and jaw at the action star's hands Wednesday morning. But law...... -
Pepperdine president's son arrested for making threats, police say
L.A. NOWThe son Pepperdine University President Andrew K. Benton was arrested on campus Thursday in connection with a criminal threat investigation related to individuals living in his father’s home.... -
Rodney King 'incapacitated' by drugs, alcohol before drowning
L.A. NOWRodney King died of accidental drowning in his backyard swimming pool. But San Bernardino County officials said he was smoking pot and drinking in the hours before his death. The coroner's report listed King's death as an accident but added...... -
LL Cool J burglary suspect faces up to 38 years in prison
L.A. NOWLL Cool J A transient who allegedly broke into the home of LL Cool J, resulting in a violent confrontation with the star, was charged Thursday by prosecutors....
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