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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Winterthur Swiss and was changed the name to HIH Winterthur. In 1999‚ HIH Winterthur acquired a large number of companies both in Australia and globally. The chief executive of FAI Insurance‚ Rodney Adler became a director of HIH and HIH changed its name to HIH Insurance Ltd. The reckless management by Rodney Adler‚ finally HIH collapsed in 2001 with debts of about $5.3billion; ASIC placed investigation into this case due to an intentional failure disclosure of financial statement by hih insurance
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Whilst this gave a good grasp of the micro picture‚ it fails to deliver the broader macro picture that is required to make the transition from managing individual policies and claims to managing whole portfolios or companies.” Former HIH director‚ Rodney Adler‚ confirmed these views when he wrote to the managing director of HIH‚ Ray Williams‚ in September 1999. He claimed the long serving management team had fallen into a rut. Another HIH insider described the culture of the organisation as macho
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in a trial regarding a videotaped police brutality incident. 4 police officers were caught on amateur video beating an unarmed African-American motorist-Rodney King. The case was taken to trial and the four (white police officers) were acquitted of any wrong doing (by a 12 person jury: 10 whites and no African Americans). The Rodney King incident didn’t only trigger the most destructive US civil disturbance of the 20th century it created outrage in the press and it triggered a national debate
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On March 2‚ 1991 a high speed police chased turned into a brutal police beating of the intoxicated Rodney King. Rodney King was driving down the 210 freeway at 12:30 AM when Tim and Melanie Singer spotted him. They pursude him at speeds of up to 117 miles per hour. King eventually went up a ramp and stopped at the intersection of Osbourne and Foothill Boulevard‚ where three more cop cars that were holding Laurence Powell‚ Timothy Wind‚ Theodore Briseno‚ Rolando Solano‚ and Sergeant Stacy Koon‚ showed
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Plan of Investigation It is through Gangsta Rap subgenre of Hip-Hop‚ that the question: “What were the underlying cultural reasons for the Los Angeles Riots of 1992?” can be answered. This paper will examine rap lyrics from prominent Los Angeles Hip-Hop acts in order to investigate the deteriorating rapport between the city’s oft-biased police department and the city’s increasingly restless black urban youth‚ from the perspective of the latter group. These lyrics will be juxtaposed with statements
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Los Angeles: The City of Riots Home of the largest populated area in the United States with just over 4 million people; the city of Los Angeles is one of the most well known cities in the world. It is home to many of the world greatest actors as well as the upper class of America. The city is full of life with many iconic landmarks such as Hollywood boulevard‚ the Hollywood sign‚ and the Kodak Theatre‚ yet it is hard to believe that this great city has been home to two of the worst riots in U
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The word art is defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary as something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings. The motion picture Crash for example is an art form because it satisfies the definition of art. An individual took the time to write the story which was then turned into a screen play. The plot of the screenplay Crash evinces bits and pieces of racism that takes place on a daily basis in the city of Los Angeles‚ CA. The
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“You met him‚ mom. It’s Rodney Shepherd‚” she said and turned to Jason. “His brother was in your class and trains with you.” “You mean Toby Shepherd?” Jason asked with his glass still in hand and now looking at his sister. “Tina‚ if Rodney is anything like Toby‚ you should stay clear of him. Toby has got an evil streak going through him.” “‘Evil streak!’ Jason do you hear yourself. You have watched too many movies. Rodney isn’t like his brother. He doesn’t have an ‘evil streak’ as you put it‚” Tina
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Turnitin gave a grade of 4% similarity. | Unethical Behavior of Police Brutality | Ethical Behavior In Criminal Justice | | Yasmen Sarter | 11/18/2012 | This paper is to the best of my ability. | From the perspective of law‚ excessive physical force most clearly constitutes police brutality‚ a term often applied loosely to various forms of police misconduct (Holmes‚ 2000). Over the years‚ police brutality continues to be an issue of concern all across the world and the need for
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