"Things have changed at the LAPD, too. The upper ranks are much more
diverse. Changes also have been made -- sometimes under court order --
in the way certain neighborhoods are patrolled and in how complaints are
handled.
"The main impact that the Rodney King case had is that
it accelerated change," journalist Lou Cannon said. "It's not tenable
any longer in the United States of America for a police force of a major
city to govern without having the community being a part of that
governance."
Whether society itself has sufficiently changed is a question for every generation to consider."
I thought it was well written in the sense that bigger questions loom.
I heard Larry Elder's interview of Rodney King that was done in April and re-aired today. The raw brutality on how they beat him hard was truly unacceptable, rash and violent. It brought tears to my eyes.
I honor your life and will remember you in death, Rodney King. I hope you had some laughter along the way.
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