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“What I've learned to do is arrest my addiction - arrest it myself, so I don't get arrested.”

Quote by Rodney King

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Rodney King
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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