The L.A. Riots | 5. The System
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The Defense's Defensive Strategy for the Trial of Rodney King
The defense attorneys thought the extended video actually helped their case. The edited version shows the officers beating a submissive victim. The full tape is still brutal, but makes a more plausible case that the cops felt threatened by a king. Defense attorney John Barnett: When you see it 10 times, then you sort of know the ending.
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