There were so many elements of the “Reel Time/Real Justice” article that I appreciated and admired, including the clever title. The first element was the author’s assertion that even if the two explanations given for the unjust verdict were to be “fixed” (change of venue and the failure of the prosecution to humanize Rodney King), it is wrong to assume that Rodney King would have been granted a fair trial. He further supports his assertion by pointing out that because narratives are artificially built in the courtroom, the King verdict was not extraordinary but typical. In the second half of the piece, the author presents his argument for why “reasonable force” and “equal force” need to be socially constructed, through narratives of time and space. The last element I want to mention is the rhetoric of “rule of law” vs. “no justice, no peace” and the translation of the two into reasonable and emotion, respectively. Even today, the media coverage surrounding public riots presents the participants as emotional and the riot itself to be an overreaction. In doing so, the media devalues the injustice being protested and weakens the movement. In conclusion, the philosophically dense arguments presented in the article were well thought out and remain relevant.