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The Hit List: Rodney King's autopsy

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    Bill Daly and Tom Ruskin discuss what may have been involved in King's death

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Com -- -- said that it desperately sad case.

Does didn't listen to the nine along coal.

Does it seem nothing suspicious that to you and I mean how police approaching this investigation as to what exactly happened around thinking this is going to be the you'll post mortem type of investigation.

Didn't determine what Rodney had this system.

Was he smoking marijuana which has been released who supposedly you smoking marijuana and drinking heavily.

Did he go into the pool was it did doesn't seem to be any.

-- -- Things on his body that would indicate any foul play at this point in time.

I think -- you know may have been drinking he may have been doing some drugs may be smoking some pot.

Went into the pool and drowned neighbors are reporting having heard like noises though when this kind of thing -- you don't -- -- channel and I.

I think in this case.

The police -- going to be extremely extremely thorough making sure that they're there -- -- -- any possibility that there was some.

Foul play afoot here I mean as we know if you will mention is that he was a catalyst for the right users accounts for some positive change Stewart.

-- -- set up or overseeing LAPD.

New code of conduct and ethics programs -- -- That kind of you know and -- data from that so from tragedy came I think some good things the long run.

However you know I think even having seen some people -- on on television last night.

Studies suggest that perhaps who's -- it's constant conspiracy it's perhaps there's a foul play.

He's going to be very very carefully and listening to all those things with a -- from the 911 tape for interviewing neighbors will be very thorough investigation including.

The entire postmortem toxicology which will take now several weeks I do think it will be something we'll get a lot of focus a lot of attention Richardson properly.

So later on people -- -- to say again another wrong to Rodney -- Even his death.

You know was perpetrated by.

Others yeah -- -- this it really didn't Rodney King case as we remember it really walls the first of these sort of caught on camera actions by any sort of police department and you dig in as as bill rightly says it did end up changing things and it did the book lists from let's remember -- that Rodney King that that night to walk from cops.

-- was -- moral prolonged to pursue.

And win that he was finally stopped by police.

They had to -- America's -- Rodney King was a very big.

Man and he fought with cops.

What happened is as you say it was the first time police -- record on tape.

Doing something or exceeding their authority and what they did is they beat him.

There was a certain point in time where he was subdued when they -- cuff them and called that off and they didn't they kept going.

And at that point in time that's what the cops later on were convicted of in the civil rights.

Action by the federal government.

All right did but he -- -- -- didn't really change policing.

Them.

I think in in some ways doesn't pass I think you the advent of what we've just -- that here the videotape and we know we have you know.

Cameras mounted on front of patrol cars and -- is such -- from helicopters it's from all over.

And citizens so I think there's it is change things both internally -- problems as well as they think.

Actually people looking at the way that police -- me -- and I think -- you know it's always a better ending a run making himself -- own -- -- had nearly had a life filled with kind of addictive problems.

Some abuse problems personal abuse spousal abuse problems.

Some people say the change from that and kind of you know he was -- new man when looking back upon his life the way it was before was we celebrate the -- of another grandchild.

So there's some positive things going on in his life.

And as you can tell by the wall and that what you may think about the incident took place there's many number -- years ago in the riots ensued when you hear the agony of someone -- -- -- -- and turn -- with someone who's drowning and they conducted the lifeless.

You can't help but feel.

Compassion couldn't she couldn't -- so she could even go in -- try to rescue our little one operates is can you go and get up.

She's -- -- -- swim so you have to feel her despair at that moment.

And remember Rodney King here afterwards tried to bring peace right LA when there LA riots happen.

And you know he did get a large awards roam the city.

For the beating he did take right and what happened to him desperately sad end to Walt was a difficult life -- -- Rodney -- -- -- --

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