Drug addiction recovery fuels King’s forgiveness
Certainly if there was anyone in Los Angles who had a right to be an angry individual it would be Rodney King. The man suffered unmercifully at the hands of the LAPD in an event that touched off the 1992 riots which set the city ablaze.
But King has forgiven those who beat him - making peace with his oppressors and finding peace in the process. One wonders if such an admission would be possible were it not for the journey to and from drug addiction that Mr. King has endured over the course of the past decade.
His full statement of forgiveness came before a worldwide television audience on the VH1 Celeb-reality show Sober Living. (Click here to see the video.) In a genre filled with little substance - and even less sincerity - this moment may indeed be one of the most heartfelt in reality TV history.
Rodney King has spent the past 15 years in and out of both jail and drug rehab. He has experienced success in addiction treatment on various occasions, but relapsed several times as well. His appearance on Sober House provides some hope that he has finally turned a corner in terms of his recovery.
For anyone suffering with an alcohol addiction or drug addiction - reach out to an addiction treatment facility in your area. Even if all hope seems lost, the caring individuals at these rehab centers can find a way to insert hope back into your life.