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Lawrence M. Powell was one of the four Los Angeles police officers involved in the Rodney King beating. On April 17, 1992, during the federal King civil rights trial, the jury found Officer Powell and Sergeant Koon guilty of violating Rodney King’s civil rights. In Harland W. Braun’s monologue, he questions whether finding Powell and Koon guilty is true justice or an empty, symbolic gesture.
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Officer Lawrence M. Powell Character Timeline in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
The timeline below shows where the character Officer Lawrence M. Powell appears in Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Where the Water Is
...Valley and Federal trials. Now, Duke stands, uniformed and holding a baton, to explain how Powell’s incorrect grasp on the baton is what caused him to administer 56 blows to Rodney...
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Screw Through Your Chest
...is relevant to the King trials: is there truth in the fact that Koon and Powell are guilty, “or is it the truth of the society / that has to find...
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