“Officer Nigger Hater”

Listening to Bill Hicks’ take (below) on the acquittal of  the Los Angeles police officers who had been caught on video tape beating motorist Rodney King, is a reminder that there are no “slam dunks” when it comes to holding law enforcement accountable for its (sometimes obvious) crimes.

“Step On the Fucking Gas”

As John Stewart is credited today, 20 years ago Bill Hicks ruled comedy’s journalistic domain … delivering the most serious news in the funniest way.

Here’s Hicks’ in-your-face, straight-to-the-honest-point advice to truck driver Reginald Denny, the most visible (televised) victim of the (Rodney King) riots in South Central Los Angeles.