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Rodney Glen King (April 2, 1965 – June 17, 2012) was an African-American man who was a victim of police brutality.On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on the I-210.
Rodney King was awarded $3.8 million in damages from the City of Los Angeles. He invested most of this money in founding a hip-hop record label, "Straight Alta-Pazz Records". The venture was unable to garner success and soon folded. King was later arrested at least eleven times on a variety of charges, including domestic abuse and hit and run.
Fever 333 wrote the song “BURN IT” about Rodney King and the riots. Firehose's song "4. 29. 92", from the album Mr. Machinery Operator, contains sounds samples recorded on a specific day of the riots. Ben Harper's "Like a King" off, the 1993 album Welcome to the Cruel World, is based on the treatment of Rodney King.
Thirty years after the acquittal of four cops in the beating of Rodney King sparked a rebellion in L.A., experts reflect on police reforms
Rodney King's brutal beating in 1991 provides a road map for determining if police misconduct is limited to a few 'bad apples' or is a systemic problem.
Rodney King's daughter weighed in on the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols earlier this month and the triggering parallels it draws to the brutality her father suffered at the hands of police officers ...
Stacey Cornell Koon (born November 23, 1950) is an American former policeman with the Los Angeles Police Department.He is one of the four policemen who were responsible for beating Rodney King in March 1991.
Thirty years ago next week, L.A. erupted in anger after the acquittals of four LAPD officers who beat Rodney King. King's daughter Lora reflects on what she remembers, what's changed and what hasn't.