Rodney King

Rodney King

On March 1991, An ameteaur vidoetape caught LAPD officers clubbing and kicking an un armed man Mr. King who is African American. It was a brutal scence for the African community to witness. It became a symbol of racism and police brutality in American history. In the jury aquits there were three officers involved, and no African jurors.
The police officers that was involoved in the beating, was never convicted. Due to this case, several people like 54 died in roits,7,0oo where arrested, and millions worth of property was damaged.He won the the 3.8 million due to the damages and the beatings he recieved from the Las Angelos Police. He then later spend most of the money towards a rapping label, and was caught DUI. He went to jail.
Later he settled down with his family, and is trying to move on. He is in good terms, and his family tends not to talk about what happened nomore in order to move on with there lives.