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Police Brutality Rodney King

            Police Brutality " We were following are training as.
             officers," said officer Stacey Koon who was one of four.
             officers accused of using excessive force against Rodney King. .
             {Brutality in Los Angles 7 } Koon along with fellow officers Timothy.
             Wind, Lawrence Powell, and Theodore Brines chased King through.
             downtown Los Angles. King had allegedly committed numerous traffic.
             violations and was thought to be high on PCP. After a hour King pulled his.
             car over and the officers swarmed in to arrest him. King began to.
             struggle then the beating began. Little did the officers know a.
             bystander was filming the whole thing.{Brutality in Los Angles 8} .
             The officers were tried for using active force and the tape were reviewed.
             by experts who found that king was struck with over 50 blows to the.
             body by the officers. {Brutality in Los Angles7} The officers were.
             found not guilty of using excessive force against Rodney King. This.
             sparked a week long riot in Los Angles. There was looting and building.
             being torched. {Burning 14} Following the riots it was.
             announced that two officers Stacey Koon And Lawrence Powell would stand.
             trial yet again, but this time in federal court for violating Rodney .
             Kings civil rights. Both were convicted and sentenced to prison terms.
             {Brutality In Los Angles 7} The Rodney King video and trial sparked a.
             question in many peoples mind through out the nation, "How big of a.
             problem is police brutality? Little did they know that this would be.
             the beginning of a streak of police related violence. Sandra.
             Antor a Miami, Florida residence was driving through South Carolina.
             heading north on vacation. When she was stopped by a South Carolina.
             Highway Patrol officer. .
             {Bruning 15} He dragged her.
             from the car and cursed at her.
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            


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1. Rodney King

Rodney King On March 3, 1991, Rodney King was driving his car in the city of Los Angeles, California. ... In the second trial, the officers were accused of violating the civil rights of Rodney King. ... The 1991 videotaped beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles Police Department officers, and riots triggered by the acquittal of the officers involved, rocked L.A. and the nation. The events brought into play concerns about racism and police brutality within the L.A.P.D. If not for the videotape made by George Holliday, the officers would have more than likely never been taken to trial and the wo...

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2. Police Brutality and Racial Turmoil

Rodney King, now deceased, black male suffered a violent beating by Los Angeles police officers. ... The video showed four Los Angeles police officers kicking, stomping, and beating Rodney King with metal batons. ... On March 2, 1991, Rodney Glenn King was watching a basketball game and drinking beer. ... Prosecutorial wheels began to turn, and not for Rodney King, who was released without charges. ... The media is blaring police brutality across the nation. ...

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3. Police Corruption And Brutality

Police Brutality results in the destruction of the communities trust. ... Most victims of police brutality are the poor and people of color. ... In the beating of Rodney King, the officers violated the federal constitutional rights of King by using unreasonable force in arresting him. ... March 3, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, several California Highway Patrol cruisers chase Rodney King, a robbery parolee, speeding over 110 miles per hour down the Los Angeles strip. ... Police brutality is not limited to large cities, it is a national problem. ...

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4. Police Brutality

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5. Rodney King and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots

The riots were spawned by an LA court verdict that resulted in exonerating four white police officers who had been charged with assaulting and using excessive force on black citizen, Rodney King. ... March, 4th, 1992 the video was broadcast on various news channels and it spread like wild fire around the country triggering a national debate on police brutality. ... A retrial went underway for the officers involved in the beating of Rodney King. ... Rodney King was awarded $3.8 million in damages. In conclusion, as a result of the Rodney King riots that took place March 3rd through May 4th...

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6. Police Brutality

Racism and police brutality goes hand in hand. ... On March 3, 1991, in California, Rodney King an African American, was pulled over after a high-speed chase. ... (Police Brutality and Excessive Force in the New York City Police Department 7). ... She said, "We were naive to think the Rodney King case would solve the problem of police abuse. ... Rita Leitner whose son was a victim of police brutality speaks out, and is very active in preventing police brutality. ...

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7. Criminology and the Effects of Police Brutality

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  • Approx Pages: 6
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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. L.A Riots

On April 29, 1992 the verdict, of the Rodney King trial, a pro-police jury set off riot in Los Angeles, causing fifty deaths, 1$ billion dollars property damage to the city, and over 2,300 injuries. ... There had been many domestic problems in Los Angeles before the Rodney King riots. ... Rodney King himself was a large six feet three inches, with a muscular 250 pounds. ... Across the street, and on the balcony of his home, George Holliday, and amateur cameraman, had his camera out in time, and happened to catch a horrific show of police brutality. ... The Rodney King trial's verdict...

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  • Grade Level: High School

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