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Publication Year

2004

Abstract

IN 1992, THE acquittals of four police officers in the Rodney King beating trial led to widespread rioting and looting in Los Angeles. Rodney King, an African-American motorist, was beaten by white Los Angeles Police Department officers after he led the officers on a highspeed chase and then allegedly resisted arrest. A videotape of the incident led to the trial of the accused four officers. After a threemonth trial and seven days of deliberation, the jury acquitted the officers, and the city of Los Angeles reacted with violence.

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