Keep in mind that Rodney King was well known to cops. At the time of the 'incident', he was once again driving, although has license had been suspended for DUI. He had no insurance. He had a passenger at the time, who the police did not harm.
King was shot, a few years later, and nobody made note of the violence in that incident.
What the cops did pales in comparison to what the rioters subsequently did. Among other things, they pulled people out of their cars and beat them for no reason. That's only bad when cops do it to Rodney, but apparently not such a bad thing when rioters do it to innocent people.
Keep in mind that Rodney King was well known to cops. At the time of the 'incident', he was once again driving, although has license had been suspended for DUI. He had no insurance. He had a passenger at the time, who the police did not harm.
King was shot, a few years later, and nobody made note of the violence in that incident.
What the cops did pales in comparison to what the rioters subsequently did. Among other things, they pulled people out of their cars and beat them for no reason. That's only bad when cops do it to Rodney, but apparently not such a bad thing when rioters do it to innocent people.
My point was that even Rodney King had a moment of clarity.
It would have helped if he had it much earlier on.