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Alan speaks with Rodney King about the case that thrust him into the spotlight over 20 years ago and the Trayvon Martin case.
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We -- Rodney King is -- look at all the -- within it's interesting running -- people to say the name Rodney King you know what you're talking about.
People who had a people react to you.
Why aren't you -- you don't have to there.
Vote to oak partners.
Mostly positive.
Why do you think -- why we're those cops acquitted.
Well because it -- will -- from military to Simi Valley.
They're there you go for two there were.
Regret any.
But you're your park here -- there.
You know as big -- it it will be rhetorically and move there appeared you know.
This is what they use the facilities to move is necessary dispute -- years ago before being.
In the oval got a -- -- -- you know -- this.
Do you did you -- that -- -- now forgiven but if you do you go to years of anger of anger.
Who here there are either learn or it's that we are of this revised rate in -- but it eurocard is -- -- -- there.
You know within -- reputedly.
In your life so.
You'll ever do what you do you that you got for you if broke -- -- or anti -- Think -- or re read -- you know broken is if everything there who like they're out of our control.
-- -- Let me ask you this.
You've obviously been asked and it's interesting that the timing of your book coincides with a -- -- on March -- -- thoughts when you first heard about that.
So.
Or bookmarks and those.
-- the there aren't.
Is devastated you know because the thing is is you know everything is.
Or through lately started to this festival releasing that they -- from.
Step forward -- where.
You'll a cultural black male male black people you'll be in my believe Guerrero you know it it may not be.
But product -- the nordic.
The order history of of all the heart.
Labor that has been put in who make this.
-- -- in the world where is the very best in America in to have you know people do.
Given -- delivered an apparent just based start up there in Britain.
Their respective person that we know are over there were -- there was.
Certain individuals to make it different.
These modern days you know because this -- news.
It won't be no black you -- -- -- that Romo went out to Becker and you know very few.
In between -- you don't.
Do you think America has come a long way since your.
Incident 21 years ago or do you think we still over and we progressed enough.
You noted that our.
-- norm -- -- or an era.
-- -- -- -- We are not -- in -- in 200 years ago that we should be further than what we are with you have to look at go back and look at them -- That's in the -- so we will live and upload it appeared the arrow and if you have -- respect.
-- respect the history a bit in the -- -- -- but it is all we have to report that we.
You don't have to keep on working at it -- committed workers that we get it right so.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- do you feel the LA police have targeted chief target -- 1992.
Or -- -- new -- arrests since then.
If they get a grip and equip some sort of statement do and they're so low so what happened -- me.
They protect Carlos and due to the victim's parents there where do for readers feel real -- -- you know -- put our book.
That's a -- question I think they purposely gone after you though.
Have you been appropriate purposeful target of the LA police department since -- Are -- -- shirt -- -- for a long time after that if it is yes.
-- -- some -- -- fit but it -- bow out of our area it's like not real leaders parallel.
-- -- thank you of the call -- you've -- not even very forthcoming about having a drinking problem.
Which is of course what got in -- that night.
Is -- a problem to this day -- still struggling with alcoholism.
-- -- -- it from that it -- and say you have a beat this and that's in about.
In my life.
The fact you know they're it's they're they're.
It read it that incident or it and I must we go where I have -- particular yeah.
It was very and I headed our surgery earlier mr.
But I waited around long for a while smoke from a part of our partners go into Iraq started -- -- -- mistake.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- So you say I do are you an alcoholic do you have a drinking problem or or is it under control.
Carlo are always have a policy that -- because irreparable article per -- -- -- yeah -- are your previous.
Here are here rare select courses but I don't know that I'm responsible for what I do you know what I do agree with Merck.
-- -- in -- Seattle federal this -- it.
It's so there's no deal.
-- -- very careful about what you do you know drink and drive and you're very conscious of of that the -- the dangers.
Absolutely -- respect -- human rights you know orbited Mars -- do you know service.
That -- but I don't I look at it totally different these.
How are you supporting yourself.
How are you supporting yourself -- -- We know -- -- a construction separated that we're going to have -- Ferraro.
Over right.
Been in years so we're with very little bit personal.
-- being -- and and of itself that is they're just -- Are these aren't working they're probably.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- I made some big investors who have made -- will and you know I've been able to.
-- -- you know -- to him.
-- Well I'm really glad you're telling your story Rodney I thank you very much a -- -- -- into our audience tonight.
The perspective is certainly quite unique given who you are and what you've been through.
The book is the right within there's a lot more that we haven't been able to get too but I really appreciate the opportunity -- you can answer.
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