Rodney King
publication date: Monday, July 19, 1999 (part of Round V)
category: 
Injustice
clue: Talk about taking an LAPD rod to the knee. Who's the king?
explanation: King became famous when four Los Angeles police officers were videotaped beating him after stopping him on a traffic violation. "Rod to the knee" plays with his first name. more…
solved by: Matthew Preston, Kelly Lee, and Jason Peter Fedorow
trivia: This was the fifth king goo in the game.
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