Rodney King died today from what looks like a drowning. Probably not a big deal to some, but I lived in L.A. around the time of his beating and subsequent lawsuit, LA riots, etc., all of which were huge news and are still pretty vivid in my memory.
If nothing else he deserves respect for calling for an end to the LA riots, rather than encouraging them, even after being brutally beaten by the police. R.I.P.
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