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  1. Sep 1, 2020 · The incident happened after King committed a traffic violation and led police on a brief car chase. The gruesome, grainy video of the beating elicited backlash against the LAPD’s notoriously brutal and racist record. None of the police officers involved in the incident were convicted, and in response, violence broke out on the city’s streets.

  2. Mar 6, 2024 · This incident happened almost 33 years to the date of the Rodney King beating, and if anything, policing has gotten worse. At least in 1991, they had the excuse of not knowing they were going to ...

  3. Apr 29, 2022 · Thirty years ago on Friday, parts of Los Angeles erupted in unrest after a jury acquitted four White Los Angeles police officers over the videotaped beating ...

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  4. Apr 22, 2017 · The riots lasted six days, left 55 dead and more than 2,000 injured. The days of chaos left lasting scars. “If we don't value other individuals — if we cannot see ourselves in their ...

  5. Mar 3, 2010 · Rodney King was released without charges, and on March 15 Sergeant Stacey Koon and officers Powell, Wind, and Briseno were indicted by a Los Angeles grand jury in connection with the beating.

  6. Apr 13, 2024 · What happened to Rodney King? His story proves progress is possible, but it won't happen easily. It never does. Omar Faruque. Published: Apr 13, 2024 12:06 PM PDT.

  7. Jun 17, 2012 · Rodney King never set out to be a James Meredith or Rosa Parks. He was a drunk, unemployed construction worker on parole when he careened into the city’s consciousness in a white Hyundai early ...

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