Reality Roll Call

I just found out Rodney King is going to be on VH1’s Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew. There aren’t too many people who don’t know who Rodney King is. He was the man who indirectly sparked the 1992 Los Angeles riots, and is famous for saying, “Can’t we all just get along?” .

For those of you too young to remember, King was beaten by four police officers in L.A. after leading them on a chase when they tried to pull him over for speeding. A person who lived in the area was able to record all but the first 13 seconds of the beating. This is back when there wasn’t always someone around with a digital device to record everything and, and the internet wasn’t for your entertainment. The Los Angeles D.A.’s office charged the officers with use of excessive force. At the trial, the officers defended their actions by saying when they stopped him they thought he was under the influence of PCP.