Rodney Jerkins

Through the past centuries many acts of rebellion have occurred. However not many have had such an impact compared to the L.A. riots of May of 1992. After the events that occurred on May of 1992 in Los Angeles, many things changed. The L.A. riots changed race relations between police and the people of Los Angeles for the coming years. For decades racial discrimination has been a reoccurring issue that has shaped the relationships across the country. Riots, in the case of the L.A. riots, are a form

Police brutality seems to be everywhere we look from the news to social media this also makes it difficult for minorities to trust the police. The latest story on police is brutality is about Keeven Robinson. Keeven was arrested by undercover police and died of asphyxia caused by the excessive force used during his arrest. This brutal arrest took place in Jefferson Parish Louisiana. The apprehension occured Thursday, May 10, 2018. Keeven was being investigated for narcotics by undercover police and

My stomach dropped as I noticed the aggressive white man unexpectedly run up to the Negro man with a formidable steel pipe in his right hand and hit him viciously at least a dozen times, he used all the might that his body had to beat the other man. I had never seen a human use such an abundantment of fury filled force against another like that before and worst of all it was a completely un-provoked attack. The victim tried to shield his face from the weapon by placing his arms in front of him. It

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

Picture young Mexican American boys stripped of their flamboyant suits, their bodies bruised, and their colourful outfits reduced into ashes. Imagine them desperately waiting for the police to save them, but getting arrested instead. Sounds awful, doesn't it? But this was precisely what happened on May 31st of 1943 in Los Angeles. All this distraction because of a suit. The Zoot Suit, the long colourful costumes which were central to the identity of the Mexican American community, received a great

"On March 3, 1991, Rodney King was the driver of a car in Los Angeles, California. The driver didn't stop when signaled by a police car behind him, but increased his speed. When police finally stopped the car, they delivered 56 baton blows and six kicks to King, in a period of two minutes, producing 11 skull fractures, brain damage, and kidney damage. Unaware that the incident had been videotaped, the police officers filed inaccurate reports, not mentioning the fact that Rodney King was left with

grounded the film and prepared the viewers on the film’s main focus. Through the brief but meaningful snippets of what happened during the trial of Rodney King, the viewers were introduced to the conflict used in the film that surfaced and distinctly placed attention on the concept of belonging. In the film, the Freedom Writers were made following the Rodney King trial in 1992 and the OJ Simpson murder case in 1994. These trials brought out the sensitive issues about injustices

Introduction This paper will cover the events that took place within the first five days in south central Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict . History In 1992 the city of Los Angeles was one of our nation’s largest cities. It had an estimated population of over 9 million.1 The city had been in a deteriorating state for several years. There also had been tension growing between the citizens and the police for nearly the last 30 years. This had a lot to do with riots that occurred in Los

In order to be a successful hero you must be a highly motivated person. Without motivation you would not be very successful because you would have no ambition to try and make a difference in the world. I think Rodney Dangerfield is a great example of this because he started he career at just 15 and he died while he was in the middle of a movie. Also when his wife tried to make him quit he just blew their many years of happiness and divorced her. In one of his

Running head: Use of Force Criminal Justice Topic CRMJ300 Whenever a law enforcement officer places an individual under arrest or is involved in a deadly force scenario the officer has used some degree of force. The incidents where an office has to make a split second decision and use physical force to control a situation is known as “Use of Force.” The use of force varies as situations present themselves to the officer and they must decide what level of force is necessary to control the