Originally Posted by Jiro

wow. lotsa of contradictions in your post.

Rodney King was fighting back. But police were using excessive force. ok.... so.... many criminals fight back and in many cases, they were under influence. many police officers did not have to resort to beat-down in order to subdue them.

so what would makes a real difference? a proper police conduct and following department policy. none of these officers followed the law and department policy. Rodney King was a scumbag for driving recklessly thru neighborhoods but what police officers did was worse. They're worse than scumbags. They were the reason why LA was a very hostile place to be at that time. And it took Rodney King to change that.