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Rodney King
3 quotes
“People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it, making it horrible for the older people and the kids? … It’s just not right. It’s not right. It’s not, it’s not going to change anything. We’ll, we’ll get our justice … Please, we can get along here. We all can get along. I mean, we’re all stuck here for a while. Let’s try to work it out. Let’s try to beat it. Let’s try to beat it. Let’s try to work it out.”
Rodney King (1965–2012) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: King appealing for calm during the Los Angeles riots (May 1, 1992).
“It made me feel like I was back in slavery days.”
Rodney King (1965–2012) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: King reflecting on the beating 15 Years Later, Rodney King Looks Back, NPR (March 3, 2006).
“You know, before when (the police went) to work, they used to be like, 'I'm gonna kick somebody's ass today and so I hope I can catch somebody in a bad situation or breaking the law, because I'm gonna beat someone's ass in a big way, I think that attitude has changed.”
Rodney King (1965–2012) first seen 1997 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: King's point of view on how things have changed since the incident Five years later, wounds from L.A. riots still sting (April 29, 1997).