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George H.W. Bush: The question was, how do I feel about the Rodney King verdict? As I told the Nation, what I saw I didn't like. I am also…

On the recordMay 29, 1992
The question was, how do I feel about the Rodney King verdict? As I told the Nation, what I saw I didn't like. I am also very confident that our law, our system of law in the final analysis is fair. I'm convinced that justice is done under our system of law. So I didn't like the pictures, but I also feel that everybody's entitled, no matter what you see, to a fair hearing, a fair trial. So those are--what did you feel? I'm just curious. Audience member. They were wrong to beat him up.
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George H.W. Bush
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