Filmed by a bystander, it was the first “viral” video of police brutality against an African American man.
This is the story of Rodney King.
This is the story of Rodney King.
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00:00Can we can we all get along can we can we get along
00:19Can we can we all get along
00:30Can we can we all get along
01:00First of all, I was thinking about him, you know, what could he have done to deserve that I didn't see the very beginning of it
01:07I thought maybe I tried to hit a policeman or something
01:21What could he have done to deserve that
01:30We the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant Lawrence M Powell
01:39Not guilty of the crime of assault by force likely to produce great bodily injury and with a deadly weapon
01:52Racism and also it shows me a fact that the police can get away with anything
02:01I
02:03Feel we have no way of else way to it then I
02:08Frustration out because we already at the bottom, you know, what else can we do? None, but violence
02:18Can we can we all get along can we can we get along
02:30Can we can we all get along
02:35Can we can we all get along
02:41Going to jail back and forth
02:43I mean killing and also watching brothers get killed
02:46I mean it can take a toll on your life and take a toll on your mind
02:50You just standing right next to a brother you just see him get his head blown off
03:00You