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Unrest began in South Central Los Angeles on April 29, after a jury acquitted four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) charged with using excessive force in the arrest and beating of Rodney King.
2 maj 2020 · The not-guilty verdict stunned, angered, and enraged many residents, including Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, who declared: “ Today the system failed us.” Within an hour, more than 300...
This chapter describes a mythical organization,1the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), coping with expected riots after the trial of police officers from LAPD who were accused of beating a black motorist, Rodney King. The beating happened on March 8, 1991. It was videotaped by a bystander.
12 kwi 2024 · March 3, 1991 - Rodney King is beaten by LAPD officers after King leads police on a high-speed chase through Los Angeles County. George Holliday videotapes the beating from his apartment...
18 kwi 2017 · Violence Spreads Rapidly. In a matter of hours, neighborhoods across South and Central Los Angeles were in flames as rioters firebombed thousands of buildings, smashed windows, looted stores and...
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26 kwi 2017 · Hundreds of residents, activists and community leaders marched through the streets of South Los Angeles on Saturday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Read...
