Rodney King

What surprised me was that Rodney King incident happened at about the same time that OJ Simpson was famous. It was almost the wake up call that even though OJ was a bridge between the white and black communities that there was still racist actions being taken against ordinary people. The fact that a few cops beat up a black man because they thought he was on drugs and speeding was pretty silly. However what I admired was that Rodney King told the people to stop the riots and that it wasn't the way to get their revenge. I saw that as very brave because they're rioting for him however he told them to stop it.