Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots which
followed the beating of Rodney King. There was much in the media commemorating
the anniversary and filling us in on where the parties involved in the case are
now.
The strangest story of all might be that of Juror #5 in Rodney King's civil
trial. She's now engaged to marry King. She says the two met briefly after the
trial and then dated on-and-off for four years before breaking up. It was 15
years before they saw each other again and now they plan on getting
married.
I'm not quite sure what to think about this one. On one hand, love works
in mysterious ways and doesn't always make sense. On the other hand, it somehow
seems unethical to date one of your jurors, even if the case is long over.
What do you think about a defendant dating a juror?
What are your memories of the Rodney King beating and the Los Angeles
riots?
That is...that's just... wow. I wonder when the chemistry or dating began? I, like you, believe love works in mysterious ways. But I really don't have a problem with it.
ReplyDeleteI do not remember much - but I remember the tension when my parents took me to Disneyland not too long after it happened... I don't know what I sensed, but even as an adult, I remember the tension in the air.