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The Injustice Case Of Rodney King In 1992

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This a situation that happened to Rodney King in 1992. Rodney was traveling at a high rate of speed; he was refusing to stop. Once he was stopped, three police officers were kicking, brutally beating Rodney King with metal batons while he was defenseless (Pollack, 2017). This was a high profile case which the officers used excessive force to get him into custody. The L.A. Community erupted when they saw the video that surfaced which showed the brutal beating that he received (Harari, 1993). After the trial and the verdict had come back, the four police officers were acquitted of the crime. The community began to riot, loot, and kill which fifty-four people lost their lives, over seven thousand people were arrested, and cost the city of L.A.
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