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Rodney King Beating 20 Years Later [VIDEO]

20 Years Later, Rodney King Still Haunted by LAPD Beating

Rodney King says he still has nightmares triggered by the relentless beating he took 20 years ago today from Los Angeles police that was caught on videotape and later caused riots that killed more than 50 people. "Tossin' and turnin' sometimes, even hearin' the voices. ... 'Get down, get down, get you f----n' n----r.'...

Rodney King Revisited: Meet George Holliday, the Man Who Shot the Infamous Video

On the night of March 3, 1991, a motorist named Rodney King was beaten by members of the Los Angeles Police Department after he'd been stopped for speeding. The incident led to a high-profile court case, and when the officers accused in the beating were acquitted in 1992, Los Angeles erupted in televised riots that left...

LA Protests Are Latest in a History of Street Battles

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 8) -- Two nights of violent street demonstrations over the police shooting of a Guatemalan-born day laborer is the legacy of long-simmering distrust between residents in an immigrant neighborhood west of downtown and a police department trying to shake off a dark legacy, experts said today. The clashes...

Officer Convicted in Calif. Train Station Killing

LOS ANGELES (July 8) -- A white former transit officer was convicted of involuntary manslaughter Thursday in the videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man on an Oakland train platform in an encounter that set off days of rioting in the city. Prosecutors had wanted Johannes Mehserle convicted of murdering...

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How Community Recording Has Changed Policing In Los Angeles

On March 3, 1991, a Lake View Terrace, Calif. resident named George Holliday filmed the beating of an unarmed black man at the hands of several Los Angeles Police Department officers.

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From Rodney To Reginald | Riot, Rebellion Or Revolution? | LA Rebuilds

Twenty years ago today, four police officers were acquitted on all charges in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, and Los Angeles was soon on fire.

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LA Riots 20th Anniversary: Rodney, Reginald, The Riots & Rebuilding (VIDEO)

Twenty years ago today, four police officers were acquitted on all charges in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, and Los Angeles was soon on fire.

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On March 3, 1991, a Lake View Terrace, Calif. resident named George Holliday filmed the beating of an unarmed black man at the hands of several Los Angeles Police Department officers.

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WATCH: The LA Riots As Told Through Shocking Videos

Twenty years later, the Rodney King LA riot videos are just as shocking as they were in 1992.

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05/29/12 Outlook: Rodney King Source: BBC World Service Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.
05/26/12 Letter: Memphis' Rodney King moment Source: The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN Clearly, the divisiveness and rancor between Memphis and its suburban neighbors has reached an all-time high.
04/29/12 How Community Recording Has Changed Policing In Los... Source: The Huffington Post - Local On March 3, 1991, a Lake View Terrace, Calif. resident named George Holliday filmed the beating of an unarmed black man at the hands of several Los Angeles Police Department officers.
04/29/12 From Rodney To Reginald | Riot, Rebellion Or... Source: The Huffington Post - Local Twenty years ago today, four police officers were acquitted on all charges in the beating of black motorist Rodney King, and Los Angeles was soon on fire.

Background on rodney king

Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965) is best known as a victim in a police brutality case involving the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on March 3, 1991. A bystander, George Holliday, videotaped much of the incident from a distance.

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