Rodney King

Police beating a black man.

Rodney king. Video of rodney king beaten by police released. Rodney king whose beating by los angeles police in 1991 was caught on camera and sparked riots after the acquittal of the four officers involved was found dead in his swimming pool sunday. Born on april 2 1965 in sacramento california rodney glen king was an african american who became a symbol of racial tension in america after his beating by los angeles police officers in 1991. King was speeding and was pursued by lapd officers eventually twenty one in all.

By chelsea matiash and lily rothman march 3 2016 730 am est i t was 25 years ago on march 3 1991 that four white los angeles police officers brutally beat rodney king an unarmed black man. March 3 1991 rodney king is pulled over by california highway patrol officers for speeding on a los angeles freeway. Amateur video from march 3 1991 shows la. Born in sacramento california in 1965 rodney king grew up mostly in pasadena where his family moved soon after his birth.

My journey from rebellion to. Friends and family of rodney king insist the 47 year old was excited about beginning a new chapter in his life. Or so thought many americans who watched the video of the march 3rd 1991 beating of motorist rodney king by los angeles police officers. In his memoir the riot within king recounts growing up with an alcoholic and abusive father and the struggles that produced at a young age.

Rodney glen king april 2 1965 june 17 2012 was an american man who was a victim of police brutality by the los angeles police departmenton march 3 1991 king was beaten by lapd officers after a high speed chase during his arrest for drunk driving on i 210a civilian george holliday filmed the incident from his nearby balcony and sent the footage to local news station ktla. A look at key events before during and after the unrest. Rodney glen king was a motorist who while videotaped by a by stander george holliday was beaten by los angeles police officers during an arrest on march 3 1991. Jacobs reviews the narrative of the event.

King was kicked and hit 56 times with police batons and electrically shocked using taser guns. The violence erupted in south los angeles after a jury acquitted four white police officers in the beating of black motorist rodney king.