With opening arguments set to begin in the case against two former Fullerton police officers in the beating of transient Kelly Thomas, key players compare it to the watershed case against Los Angeles officers accused of beating Rodney King.

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With opening arguments set to begin in the case against two former Fullerton police officers in the beating of transient Kelly Thomas, key players compare it to the watershed case against Los Angeles officers accused of beating Rodney King.