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caught King was pulled from the vehicle and brutally beaten by a multitude of LAPD officers. The entire incident was caught on tape by an amateur cameraman George Holiday (“Rodney”, n.d.). The officers in question were all charged by the state of California with excessive force by a police officer and assault with a deadly weapon. During the trial Koon reported that the beating the King suffered was justifiable due to the officers believing that King was on PCP (“Key”, n.d.) Therefore, due to Koon’s

L.A. Riots The Los Angeles Riots goes down in history as one of the most famous and destructive riots in US history. The L.A. Riots started as an outcry to the acquittal of the four police officers who senselessly beat Rodney King which was caught on camera. To understand the core issues of the L.A. Riots, we have to go back to what started it all, the injustice of Rodney King. Rodney King, an African-American man who already had a run in with the law, lead police on a high-speed car chase in Los

The twentieth century brought with it many conflicts, such as both World Wars, the Great Depression, and civil unrest, the latter of which its effects can still be seen today. The Civil Rights Movement of the sixties, paved the way for more demonstrations during the last quarter of the twentieth century. One of the greatest of these demonstrations was the Los Angeles Riots (commonly known as the Rodney King Riots) of nineteen ninety two. The Civil Rights Movement had a goal, which was to end segregation

The Change The LA Riots Brought African Americans in Los Angeles and throughout the United States have experienced racial oppression for centuries. Rodney King was an African American motorist who inspired positive police reforms after he had a brutal conflict and was beaten by four members LAPD. Rodney King’s encounter resulted in a social and legal compromise because the incident made people aware of the police brutality, gave African Americans a voice against police abuse, and resulted in reforms

Los Angeles has always been a melting pot of culture and a mecca for the film industry and skateboarding culture. The greater Los Angeles area is home to 18.68 Million people today that reflects many communities and the people of Los Angeles have fostered popular cultures that youth of the past and present hold dear. Unfortunately, the gang culture in Los Angeles and especially the South Central area exploded along with the population with the onset of numerous street gangs. Interestingly enough

A car chase emerged in Los Angeles, California after Rodney King, along with two other passengers, refused to be pulled over by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) who were attempting to initiate a traffic stop. King feared being pulled over would put him at risk, for he had been drinking and was on parole, but ultimately decided it was the only thing he could do. Once his vehicle came to a halt and him and the two passengers exited, he was targeted by members of the Los Angeles Police Department

Kara Paulsen Ms Seibert Honors English 9 4 May 2017 Rodney King Riots of 1992 In May of 1992, Manhattan borough president and NLC Advisory Council's Liaison for Diversity in Governance’s Ruth Messinger expressed, “Violence begets violence. We must have the strength to break this cycle” out of frustration resulting from detrimental civil rights riots stemming from the brutal beating of an African American man (Baker). From April 29th to May 1st of 1992 protestors throughout the Los Angeles area displayed

170 On The 91 April 29th, 1992. A jury in Ventura County acquitted four white Los Angeles Police Department officers of brutally beating Rodney G. King, an unarmed African-American motorist. The riots that followed over the next five days left more than 50 people dead, more than 2,000 injured, and nearly 12,000 arrested (Los Angeles Riots Fast Facts). My father, James Webster, was a witness to these riots. “On March 3, 1991, paroled felon Rodney King led police on a high-speed chase through the

I’ve always dreamt of hiking a mountain in my lifetime, traveling to California constantly, and to eventually live there someday. My cousin, Kristen Burns, had been dating her boyfriend, Nate Colbert, for two years. On their regular morning hike at seven in the morning, in the mountains of Simi Valley, California, they decided to take a different trail on Mount McCoy. At the top of the trail, Nate got down on one knee and proposed to my cousin Kristen. Soon, I got a call from her. She told me the

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