Rodney King on Trayvon Martin: 'I'm hoping he gets justice'
Rodney King was infamously the victim of police brutality that was luckily captured on film. He says now that he is truly grateful his beating was recorded and that he sincerely hopes for justice for the family of Trayvon Martin...
Rodney King was infamously the victim of police brutality that was luckily captured on film. He says now that he is truly grateful his beating was recorded and that he sincerely hopes for justice for the family of Trayvon Martin. King says that the judicial process is very slow and that Trayvon’s case reminds him of his own journey to find justice. TMZ Reports:
Rodney King tells TMZ … he sincerely hopes Trayvon Martin’s family will eventually get justice … but says Trayvon’s case makes him realize how lucky he was to have his beating captured on tape.
Just days before the 20 year anniversary of the L.A. riots, King was in NYC promoting his new book in which he describes his journey through the violence … from the infamous beating at the hands of LAPD officers … to his public plea for peace.
“It’s not one day that goes by that I don’t think about the incident … I get these headaches … when I [sniff], my sinuses start burning.”
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