Rodney King Beating Plus 20

The beating of Rodney King 20 years ago Thursday marked the end of a 100-mph car chase and the beginning of a chain of events that would forever change Los Angeles, its police department and the racial conversation in the United States. King, then a 25-year-old convicted robber on parole, admittedly had a few drinks under his belt as he headed home from a friend’s house. When he spotted a police car following him, he panicked, thinking he would be sent back to prison. So he took off/ CNN . More here .

Question: Did we learn anything from the Rodney King beating?