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    example‚ during World War two Hitler wanted to take over Europe‚ because he only wanted to live / be surrounded with people that had blonde hair and color blue eyes‚ and in present day there is that tension between races and in the article about Rodney King and his discrimination a unidentified Los Angeles police officer said “They give me a stick they give mee [sic] a gun they pay me 50 g’s to have some fun…”. This comment of this L.A.P.D officer

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    Why Is Rodney King Wrong

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    The LA riots were so sad on so many levels first of all the reality is Rodney King wasn’t on the straight and narrow by any means‚ but didn’t deserve the brutal beating the police gave him that night in a lot of ways the events that followed weren’t justified‚ but somewhat understandable as no one deserves that type of treatment no matter what they’ve done. A tragic event that could’ve been prevented if Rodney King wasn’t speeding or drunk behind the wheel‚ but as he admits in the interview he

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    Four officers were charged with the merciless beating of Rodney King. For the first time the world got to see what it was like to be a victim of brutality? King suffered extensive and painful injuries‚ to include head and face trauma‚ skull fractures‚ and nerve damage. The recorded video was powerful evidence against the worst type of police brutality. This event not only proved that some police officers abused their power but also reinforced the distrust between some minority communities and

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    enhance their cause or a project. A good leader must listen to his followers as to allow them to build a commitment and better to the group because their ideas and suggestions are being listened to. This also allows the leader to improve his job by knowing his followers and accepting criticism. A leader

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    Causes of the Swing Riots

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    Causes of the Swing Riots Economic factors played an important role in the Swing riots. The industrial revolution was also taking place at this time‚ and machinery often replaced men on the farms‚ as it was a more economically efficient way of farming. A government policy of enclosure was implemented‚ which greatly upset traditional‚ rural societies. Tenant farmers would now only employ labourers to do short term work on the farms‚ for jobs such as hedging or ditching. There was now a surplus

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    In 1991 March 3rd‚ Rodney Glen King lead police on a high speed chase through the city of Los Angeles. It all started when California highway patrol officer noticed King speeding in the freeway. King was intoxicated and also on probation‚ for this reason he did not pull over when the officer turn on his siren. Rodney was under the influence of PCP but was never prosecuted for it‚ because of the way the arrest occurred. Instead‚ this simple traffic violation lead to a high speed chase on the freeway

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    the London riots were caused by government cuts or other factors. The London riots started in August 2011 in Tottenham‚ after the shooting of a black man called Mark Duggan. What was meant to be a peaceful protest outside the police station for justice has since evolved into disorder and riotous violence‚ caused mostly by foolish teenagers and young adults. The riots spread rapidly from London to Leeds‚ Bristol‚ Liverpool and Birmingham. There are many different reasons why the riots were started

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    has relevance today is the Rodney King case from 1991. This particular case opened doors to many milestones still affecting society today. “Obama‚ he wouldn’t have been in office without what happened to me and a lot of black people before me. He would never have been in that situation‚ no doubt in my mind. He would get there eventually‚ but it would have been a lot longer. So I am glad for what I went through. It opened the doors for a lot of people.” Rodney King

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    The LA riots were the main theme for this week’s reading. Needless to say‚ it was a mortifying past for both the African Americans and the people of LA. The emotion explosion that accounted for thousands of injuries and billions of dollar worth of damage originated from the discriminatory decision of a court case. Rodney King‚ a middle-aged African American man‚ was pulled over on a highway for drunk speeding. He was brutally beaten by four police officers for no apparent reasons‚ and someone recorded

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    think that they are traitors to the struggle against racism. Foster uses the historic events to prove a baised society will couse an outbreak of violence or riots. Wattss riots was a six days raged followed Frye’s arrest‚ suspicion of driving while intoxitcated. Fostedr also uses Rodney king’s riot in 1991. It is coused after Rodney King was severyl beaten by police who attempted to pull him over after he was caught speeding. 2. In paragraph 7 when Foster was visiting Canada to see Olympics

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