1992

Rodney King Police Beating and Grand Jury Decision

Los Angeles, CA, CA

Rodney King Police Beating and Grand Jury Decision

Rodney King Police Beating and Grand Jury Decision

Latino and Black officers brutally beat Rodney King, a Black man, after a high-speed chase, with the incident captured on video by a bystander. The video showed King receiving over 50 kicks and baton strikes while officers repeatedly shouted racial slurs. A white-dominated grand jury initially declined to …

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