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Rodney King’s daughter stands side-by-side with LAPD

Rodney King's daughter Lora King, 32, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a group of Los Angeles Police Officers as they meet with a group of young people who have had their own run-ins with police at a meeting of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, which provides at-risk youth with job training, education and work, in downtown Los Angeles Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. She was just 7 when her father was beaten by the LAPD. Her message: It's more important to build bridges with officers than to stand against the, and that a whole police department can't be judged by the actions of a few.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Rodney King's daughter Lora King, 32, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a group of Los Angeles Police Officers as they meet with a group of young people who have had their own run-ins with police at a meeting of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, which provides at-risk youth with job training, education and work, in downtown Los Angeles Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. She was just 7 when her father was beaten by the LAPD. Her message: It's more important to build bridges with officers than to stand against the, and that a whole police department can't be judged by the actions of a few.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon) Rodney King's daughter Lora King, 32, stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a group of Los Angeles Police Officers as they meet with a group of young people who have had their own run-ins with police at a meeting of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, which provides at-risk youth with job training, education and work, in downtown Los Angeles Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. She was just 7 when her father was beaten by the LAPD. Her message: It's more important to build bridges with officers than to stand against the, and that a whole police department can't be judged by the actions of a few.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

By Associated Press 4 min read

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rodney King’s daughter was just 7 when her father was beaten bloody by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department.

She was eating breakfast when it came on the morning news – video footage showing LAPD officers kicking and hitting her unarmed father dozens of times with batons. It gave her nightmares for years.

In a striking scene that stood in sharp contrast to the 1991 beating, the now 32-year-old Lora King stood shoulder to shoulder with about a dozen LAPD officers Thursday, hugging many of them. She was there to join them in a talk to young people who have had their own run-ins with police.

Her message: It’s more important to build bridges with officers than to stand against them.

“That’s actually what my dad stood for, so I’m following in his footsteps. He had no hatred in his heart for police,” King said ahead of her talk with about 50 young adults with the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, which provides at-risk youth with job training, education and work.