It seemed that the videotape would be the key evidence to a guilty verdict against the officers, who

FILE - This July 16, 1992 file photo shows Rodney King being escorted romantic things to do in los angeles from jail in Santa Ana, Calif. after he was arrested for investigation of drunken driving. King, whose videotaped beating by police in 1991 led to LA race riots, romantic things to do in los angeles has died at 47. (AP Photo/Kevork romantic things to do in los angeles Djansezian, file)
Los Angles, CA - Rodney King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police romantic things to do in los angeles officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation s history, died Sunday. He was 47.
The 1992 riots, which were set off by the acquittals of the officers who beat King, lasted three days and left 55 people dead, more than 2,000 injured and swaths of Los Angeles on fire. At the height of the violence, King pleaded on television: Can we all get along?
A man who had quietly stepped outside his home to observe the commotion videotaped most of it and turned a copy over to a TV station. It was played over and over for the following year, inflaming racial tensions across the country.
romantic things to do in los angeles It seemed that the videotape would be the key evidence to a guilty verdict against the officers, whose trial was moved to the predominantly white suburb of Simi Valley, Calif. Instead, on April 29, 1992, a jury with no black members acquitted three of the officers; a mistrial was declared for a fourth.
FILE - This March 31, 1991 image made from video shot by George Holliday shows police officers beating a man, later identified as Rodney King. King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone romantic things to do in los angeles for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation s history, has died, his publicist said Sunday, June 17, 2012. He was 47. (AP Photo/Courtesy of KTLA Los Angeles, George Holliday)
Police, seemingly romantic things to do in los angeles caught off-guard, were quickly outnumbered by rioters and retreated. As the uprising spread to the city s Koreatown area, shop owners armed themselves and engaged in running gun battles with looters.
During the riots, a white truck driver romantic things to do in los angeles named Reginald Denny was pulled by several black men from his cab and beaten almost to death. He required surgery to repair his shattered skull, reset his jaw and put one eye back into its socket.
In the two decades after he became the central figure romantic things to do in los angeles in the riots, King was arrested several times, mostly for alcohol-related crimes. He later became a record company executive and a reality TV star, appearing on shows such as Celebrity Rehab.
FILE - This May 1, 1992 file photo shows Rodney King making a statement at a Los Angeles news conference. King, the black motorist whose 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers was the touchstone for one of the most destructive race riots in the nation s history, has died, his publicist said Sunday, June 17, 2012. He was 47. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, file)
This was indeed a tragedy, as Rodney King had just written a book about the 1991 incident, and was interviewed on television, on the 20th anniversary of the L.A. riots, romantic things to do in los angeles only a few weeks ago. He stated that he was at peace with the past, although he still suffered from flashbacks, and nightmares. He was not responsible for the anarchy and lawlessless, which prevailed for several days in L.A. In fact, he appealed for calm, and stated "Can't we all just get along". On the other hand, unlike its pristine image as portrayed by Sgt. Joe Friday in the tv "Dragnet" series, the L.A. Police Department (during the riots) was shown to be totally incompetent in containing the disorders. The California Army National Guard, also did nothing for several days, in ending the hooliganism, destruction of property, and arson, which followed. I'm sure that there will be some on this board who will say some very uncomplimentary things about Mr. King; however, to them I'd like to state, give it a rest! Let him rest in peace!
The write-up is designed to make him sound a like a nebech'dig "innocent" victim. It fails to mention the other side of this "person". romantic things to do in los angeles 1) A later federal romantic things to do in los angeles trial for civil rights violations ended with two of the officers found guilty and sent to prison for about 3 years. 2) His beatings (while he was legally drunk + had drugs in his system + he resisted arrest) actually made him in to a Millionaire as a civil Law Suite awarded him 3.8 Million for his "innocent" beating. romantic things to do in los angeles 3) The Makeh Bepatish: Most recently he attempted to re-ignite Race Riots against Yidden in the following romantic things to do in los angeles story: On April 12, 2012, King released a statement to the media regarding the Trayvon Martin romantic things to do in los angeles shooting. King said he was "grieving for Trayvon Martin" and stated how the scream on the audio of George Zimmerman's 911 call reminded him of his own screaming during his beating romantic things to do in los angeles by the LAPD
To #2- I fail to understand your point. You stated that "he attempted to instigate race riots against Yidden? Please! The latter statement was totally false and accurate! It is incredible that you actually mentioned something as absurd as that. However, it is true that two L.A.P.D. cops were found guilty of civil rights violations, and were sent to prison. romantic things to do in los angeles Regarding the other cops involved in the incident, in an administrative hearing, the L.A.P.D. fired the remaining cops, for failure to control the situation. Even veteran cops stated that an arrest could have been made, without the excessive force (continuous clubbing), being used.
I can't say that he died from alcohol... What has been documented though is that this person had a horrible alcohol addiction both before and after he was beaten by the cops. Being awarded a huge some of money did not cure his alcohol addiction problems. He was always an unhappy person. It just goes to show that money "aint everything".
to tell you the truth, Rodney King means little to me although I don't think he was a bad guy. My motto, however is "can't we be consistent?" In 1991 cops in New York were letting the savage blacks run wild in an orgy of violence known as the Crown Heights pogrom." In LA the cops were all ganging up on one man. Why can't we have consistent police work? I do know one thing, romantic things to do in los angeles though. If I had a to choose between a New York cop and an LA cop I would choose the latter. If you call a NY cop a racist he goes all to pieces and starts apologozing. An LA cop might just give you another shot with his club.
The real reason the used excessive force had nothing to do with him being black but because he insulted the dignity romantic things to do in los angeles of the cops by giving romantic things to do in los angeles them a long chase and then not respecting them when they ordered to ,,,, after he was finally stopped. The exact same thing would have happened in NY or if he was white, if he behaved the same way. Of course cops are wrong here Reality is that all cops have a total Lack Anger Management. If anyone really cared, it would require a sting operation for undercover actors to put up a sting, doing some minor infraction, then insult the cop like crazy or even just do a minor traffic infraction and then give the cop a long chaise and watch every single one of them go wild and crazy and totally out of control. That is not professional behavior and none of NYPD's are professional and none can control their temper. I dare anyone to try and sting any NYPD cop to be highly insulting to him verbally only and watch the cop loose his temper and become physically violent. Every single NYPD cop has a total lack of Lack Anger Management ability and no self control. There is no point in arguing the theory in this - just try it and you will see.
What does your comment have to do w\this man unexpectedly dying?! Take a page from poster #1's book, and either learn to say something romantic things to do in los angeles nice when a person passes along.... or don't say anything at all! I'm not accusing you of even being rude... but at the same time, I think taking energy away from THIS person's passing, to instead point out *other people* who have suffered, (as if his own was or is, irrelevant), is still a bit disrespectful, don't you think? There have been MANY other tragedies that have happened to various different nations & cultures of people throughout the history of humanity. But should I bring any of it up NOW, in regards to the Rodney King passing? What does it add to the conversation? I agree w\poster #1- the man made his peace w\the situation. He was never a saint, nor were the people who brutally attacked him & maimed him for life, either. The whole situation was a complete debacle from start to finish. We all know that already. I for one, just hope he can RIP, as there was obviously a lot he had to contend with in Life. And You, Mr. Levin... can you EVER contribute a kind or *thoughtful* & decent word about anyone on here? Ever??
To #2- I fail to understand your point. You stated that "he attempted to instigate race riots against Yidden? Please! The latter statement romantic things to do in los angeles was totally false and accurate! It is incredible that you actually mentioned something as absurd as that. However, it is true that two L.A.P.D. cops were found guilty of civil rights violations, and were sent to prison. Regarding the other cops involved in the incident, in an administrative hearing, the L.A.P.D. fired the remaining cops, for failure to control the situation. Even veteran cops stated that an arrest could have been made, without the excessive force (continuous clubbing), being used.