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Apr 28, 2022 · Here is a look at key events before and after the April 29, 1992 criminal case acquittal of four white LAPD officers in the beating of Rodney King. By Jonathan Lloyd • Published April 28, 2022 ...
- Jonathan Lloyd
- 14 min
Apr 2, 2014 · Born on April 2, 1965, in Sacramento, California, Rodney Glen King was an African American who became a symbol of racial tension in America, after his beating by Los Angeles police officers in ...
Mar 5, 2021 · The George Floyd trial comes 30 years since another influential police brutality case. ... In March 1991, black motorist Rodney King was beaten by white police officers in Los Angeles - and it was ...
Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African American man who was a victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.
This episode examines the case brought against the police officers involved in the arrest and assault of Rodney King on March 3rd, 1991. The incident, caught on video tape, involves four white police officers arresting and beating King, an unarmed African-American man, causing riots and mass protests throughout Los Angeles.
Mar 3, 1991 · The CHP officers pursue King at speeds of over 110 mph. King's vehicle is finally cut off about fifteen minutes later. As the Singers, with guns drawn, attempt to arrest King, Sgt. Stacey Koon and three other LAPD officers (Laurence Powell, Theodore Briseno, and Timothy Wind) intervene.
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Apr 26, 2017 · Police stand over a group of handcuffed looting suspects in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992, as rioting continued throughout the area. Nick Ut/AP. Of those arrested during the riots, 36 percent were ...
