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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.
On March 3, 1991, an amateur video recording showed Rodney King, a black motorist, being badly beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers during an arrest. The outrage resulting from the acquittal of these police officers was the principal cause of the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
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 30 Years After the Rodney King Verdict, Why Advocates ...
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.
George Floyd and his childhood friends spoke of the video with astonishment. The year was 1991, and images of Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King, a Black motorist, were sparking a national ...
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.
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.