Rodney King was an African-American male taxi cab driver in Los Angeles, California. He is known for the incident that took place on March 3, 1991 in Los Angeles. Rodney King suffered from a horrifying arrest which led to a beating by four LAPD officers. The incident was revealed after being taped by a bystander. The officers violated Rodney King's civil rights and two of them ended up being convicted. This act of violence is viewed as an act of racism and police brutality. The officers involved were charged with excessive force against King. The outcome of this incident was that the "four officers and a sergeant were indicted on March 14 for 'assault by force likely to produce great bodily injury' and with assault 'under color of authority,' and two were charged with filing false police reports." This shows how police officers make up false stories to protect their fellow co-worker also known as "professional courtesy." This crime against King led to many of the Los Angeles riots and as a consequence, there is more awareness of such crimes. This case shows that we cannot let corruption take over and control the people. We must fight for what is right!
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/LAW/03/02/beating.anniversity.king.02/index.html
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