Los Angeles Riots
Imagine being at the center of one of the most racially controversial events in Modern American history. More specifically, imagine being a victim of police brutality. It seemed like an open-and-shut kind of case. All of the evidence was caught on camera. What plausible vendication would the Defense be able to make against the Prosecution? The Rodney King beating of 1991 was the breaking point for the African Americans and minorities of South Central Los Angeles and all over the country. Because this notorious, yet historical beating was caught on camera, it paved the way for an improved reformation of the Los Angeles Police Department or the LAPD. It also showed the unfair treatment of minorities, not only by police, but by regular people.
Rodney Glen King was born in Sacramento, California on April 2nd of 1965. He was raised by his mother and father and grew up in Aldatena, California with his four siblings. As an adult, King lived a troubled life and struggled with alcohol addiction, drug addiction, and crime. King's father died in 1984 and the start of his criminal life began in 1989 when he robbed a store in Monterey Park, California. King was caught after he stole two hundred dollars from the store and was later convicted. He was then sentenced to two years of imprisonment. He served one year of his sentence, then he was released from prison.
The Rodney King Beating occurred in the early hours of the morning in Los Angeles, California. He and two of his friends had been at another friend's house watching a basketball game and drinking the night before. King and his two friends left the house intoxicated sometime before 12:30 am. King led police on a high speed chase for eight miles before his car was cornered by officers. There were four officers on the scene. An officer ordered King and his passengers out of the car. He was struck, forcefully, over thirty times and kicked six times. The officers tased King twice and he was repeatedly beaten and struck
Rodney Glen King was born in Sacramento, California on April 2nd of 1965. He was raised by his mother and father and grew up in Aldatena, California with his four siblings. As an adult, King lived a troubled life and struggled with alcohol addiction, drug addiction, and crime. King's father died in 1984 and the start of his criminal life began in 1989 when he robbed a store in Monterey Park, California. King was caught after he stole two hundred dollars from the store and was later convicted. He was then sentenced to two years of imprisonment. He served one year of his sentence, then he was released from prison.
The Rodney King Beating occurred in the early hours of the morning in Los Angeles, California. He and two of his friends had been at another friend's house watching a basketball game and drinking the night before. King and his two friends left the house intoxicated sometime before 12:30 am. King led police on a high speed chase for eight miles before his car was cornered by officers. There were four officers on the scene. An officer ordered King and his passengers out of the car. He was struck, forcefully, over thirty times and kicked six times. The officers tased King twice and he was repeatedly beaten and struck