Opinion: How Rodney King helped exonerate O.J. Simpson
After the King beating and the 1992 riots, the LAPD forfeited the city's trust. It isn't surprising that jurors would have their doubts about the case the department built against O.J. Simpson.
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After the King beating and the 1992 riots, the LAPD forfeited the city's trust. It isn't surprising that jurors would have their doubts about the case the department built against O.J. Simpson.
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