Most people did not see the entire video.
They only saw the police beating King.
Rodney King fought with police until they had to do something.
King was drunk, belligerent, combative and he would not stop.
King was a thug at the time and he was pulled over because he broke the law.
He is no hero, symbol or anything else.
The way he lived, King was lucky he lasted this long.
His death means that another bum is off the streets.
George Vreeland Hill