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Rodney King Beating (March 3, 1991)

This footage is from YouTube. It showes that African-American King is lying on the ground surrounded by police officers, who are repeatedly striking him with their batons.

The original creator named George Holiday videotaped it from a distance. His footage caused a media sensation and raised tensions between the black community and the Los Angeles Police Department. It offered a strong evidence of police brutality over King.

The four police officers were acquitted for the beating. The police brutality and court ruling showed the existence of racial discrimination and social inequality. The result triggered the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and it was also expanded in other locations in the U.S. Two police officers were found guilty and the other two were acquitted after the riots.

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LAPD Negligence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROn_9302UHg

This video shows that LAPD officers beat unarmed Rodney King, a african american riding motocycle in march 1991. The videotape quitely proved racism and police brutality in America and also this event brought Los Angeles riot.

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