one in america had seen in the video of rodney king being almost beaten to death by los angeles police officers in 1991. the senate chamber got quieter and quieter would each top of bill bradley s pet soul, he did it 56 times. in 81 seconds. and we know about those 56 times in 81 seconds because a 30 year old plumber named george holiday, reached for his new sony video camera when he heard police sirens and helicopters in the middle of the night. he told the los angeles times quote george holidays stepped onto his balcony, in his apartment, and he seemed escambia i would the l.a. police officers were doing to a black man lying on the pavement. that video soon became the lead story on every newscast in america. and then every newscast in the