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Summarize of Events Rodney King was involved in a high speed chase with the Los Angeles police on March 3, 1991, when 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

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 Angeles on March

The Los Angeles Riots developed as a way to show frustration at the injustice that occurred at the expense of Rodney King, with the acquittal of the four white police officers. The escalation that occurred as a result, could have been prevented, had police chief Darryl Gates mobilized troops into the affected areas immediately, instead of prolonging the deployment. As a member of law enforcement, with over 42 years of experience, there is no way that he could not have anticipated the backlash that

The OJ Simpson trial was propaganda for African American rights and revolutionized the relationship between the police and the African American population. “Only a monster would do this to the mother of your kids.”, an LAPD Police officer said during the case trial to convince the jury and the judge to convict OJ. The jury called its verdict of not guilty and the positive uproar began. I believe that OJ was not guilty due to a couple of reasons. The first stop in any case is physical evidence used

March 3rd, 1991. A day that has lived on in infamy for more than 20 years. Rodney King was just a normal 25-year old guy who had a family, a job, people who loved him. He had work the next day, so he decided to pop open some beers with one of his friends. According to King, around the time of 20th anniversary of the LA riots, “I know drinking and driving is not OK, and I shouldn't have been back then, and there's no excuse for it. But I had a job to go to that Monday, and so I went over to a friend's

laws, and law enforcement. People of color are aware of racism and might see it as a norm. However, there some time where people of color can take it anymore and decided to do something to stop the racism.  The existence of racism within the field of police enforcement has always been a problem for African Americans and the people of color.  Events, such as the Rodney King case and other cases similar cases  has shown just how law enforcement deals with the issue of race. These events also show that

As a result of a detestable court decision and the visceral televised imagery of the beaten Rodney King, police brutality became recognized as a ceaseless injustice oppressing black communities. These events managed to spur a conversation most relevant today but one that many continue to disregard. The LA Riots of 1992 still stands as one of if not the most critical event that tapped into the way we view systematic racism by sparking deep-rooted dialogue about the intermingling of race, economics

this tragic event was happening, George Holliday filmed the incident from his Los Angeles apartment and sent the recording to the local press the next day. Shortly after the video was released to the people, there were peaceful protests. However, these protests quickly turned into violent riots. The four officers acquitted in the beating were arrested and charged with assault and battery, leading to the Los Angeles Riots which began on April 29, 1992. The riots went on for three days and gave a strong

A journal article’s goal is to inform the reader of a subject, but it also attempts to conjure a response or thought of any kind. “Housing, Baseball, and Creeping Socialism The Battle of Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, 1949-1959” by Thomas S. Hines causes a reaction from the start by failing to include an abstract to aid the reader. Had I not had a background in Chavez Ravine, this would be a crucial negligence. Once the essay begins, Hines delves straight into Chavez Ravine, the architects behind the

More Than Los Angeles In the novel Another City many of the authors have their own opinions of how Los Angeles is or how it shapes them as a person. Other stories are very short and tell stories of how Los Angeles isn’t as great a place even though we may have people fooled to think so. In the short story Interesting Times the author Judith Lewis tells us about how she adjusted to living in Los Angeles and how she views the city before and after lives there. Whether she felt she didn’t belong, people