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“I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing and restraint.”

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Rodney King

Rodney King was an American construction worker who gained national prominence due to his beating by Los Angeles police officers in 1991. His encounter, captured on video, sparked widespread racial and social unrest across the United States. more

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