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Stacey C. Koon, Laurence M. Powell, Timothy E. Wind, and Theodore J. Briseno attempted to pull Rodney King over because they suspected he was driving under the influence. Mr. King then lead the officers on a 110 mph chase through San Fernando Valley, California, and finally stopped his car in a residential area. Police officers began beating Mr. King after he got out of his car. Officers tasered, kicked, stomped on, and hit Mr. King with their batons for about 10 minutes. THe whole police encounter

A. riots of 1992. “As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.” —Rodney King Synopsis Born in Sacramento, California, on April 2, 1965, Rodney King was caught by the Los Angeles police after a high-speed chase on March 3, 1991. The officers pulled him out of the car and beat him brutally, while amateur cameraman George Holliday caught it all on videotape. The

beginning of the riot with the death of Reginald Denny, a white man. He was dragged out of his semi-truck and beaten severely by protesters in first day of protests, he suffered many life threatening injuries. A state of emergency was issued by California governor Pete Wilson during the riots and around 6,000 National Guard troops were brought in to combat protesters. During the course of the riots 53 people died, over 2,300 were injured, and 1200 were arrested. The property damage to the city was

edu/libraries/archives/cityinstress/mccone/part4.html” Leaders Take Action The Las Angeles Chamber of Commerce decided on a firm approach to the unruly act of the citizens of Watts. The mayor of LA called upon over 4,000 members of the California National Guard to aid in the resistance of the spread of destruction throughout the city. The national guard were eventually able control the mobs of people and restore order to the streets. There were many law enforcement officers injured while

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

So why did these riots occur? Is our society still prone to the same divisions which caused these riots after sixteen years? How did economic factors play into this? Were people just fighting over what little resources there were in Los Angeles? Institutional racism was a major factor in the beating of Rodney King, and the ensuing riots. But it was not the only issue which drove people to such a level of desperation. The controversy of these riots was so great that government moved the trial of the

Wheeler Thompson IV 15 April 2015 US History Thesis Paper 1992 LA Riots On April 28, 1992, several riots erupted throughout Los Angeles, California due to the unjust trial when several officers were caught on video brutally beating Mr. Rodney King on the street. Thousands of African-Americans were unhappy with the decision of the court allowing the four officers to get off with no charges. During the LA Riots, over 55 people were killed, 2,000 were injured, and 7,000 were put into police custody

Gelsey Piatt and Madalyn Davishrr 1990’s News Article -Rodney King BREAKING NEWS: Rodney King was found face down in his LA home pool, dead at the age of 47. Rodney King’s public life all started on March 3rd, 1991 where after a high-speed chase from LAPD, King was violently beaten with batons suffering more than 11 fractures, all caught on tape. 4 Los Angeles Police Department officers by the name of Laurence Michael Powell, Timothy Wind, Stacey Koon, and Theodore Briseno are all indicted by grand

The Los Angeles riots in 1992 did not stem from the beating of Rodney King but stemmed from a much larger problem. Individuals were frustrated with being placed in a social hierarchy based on the color of their skin. The beating of Rodney King was the "cherry on top" for the bottled up frustration people felt. In the United States, there is a social hierarchy, and the judicial system works differently depending on where the individual is placed within the hierarchy. The riots were a non-constructive

In a beautiful sunny day in Huntington Beach in 2013, surfers gathered around for the annual US open of Surfing competition, but it ended in a rampage. In the article “U.S. Open of Surfing Turns into Riot,” the reporter, Mark Lukach, reported that the catalyst of the riot was a fight. However, with the majority being white young adults, the police force applied a soft approach protocol. Despite the fact that the police immediately responded to the riot throwing tear gas to disperse the crowd, the