Early on March 3, 1991, four Los Angeles policemen, Stacy Koon, Ted Briseno, Lawrence Powell, and Timothy Wind, conducted a traffic stop of a car driven by Rodney King. When King stepped out of the car, an officer fired a 50,000 volt Taser electric...

An international symbol of racial violence and ongoing social injustice, the brutal police beating of Rodney King on March 3, 1991, and the subsequent acquittal of all officers involved, were the trigger events that led to the Los Angeles uprisings in...

Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is an African-American taxicab driver who, in 1991 was stopped by Los Angeles Police Department officers (Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sergeant Stacey Koon) after...

The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-04-1996 RODNEY KING REDUX -- MEXICANS NEAR BORDER GET WALLOPED Date: 04-04-1996, Thursday Section: OPINION Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early MONDAY'S videotaped clubbing by...

The acquittal of the police officers in the beating of King was a strong indication that racism is still exists in the US. Racism is a pervasive problem that must be addressed by all communities. The case of Los Angeles police officers Powell,...

Rodney King, whose videotaped police beating in 1991 led to deadly rioting when the officers involved were acquitted, was shot on a street corner, but his wounds were not life-threatening, police said.King, 42, was shot two or three times from a distance by birdshot fired...

Citing falling crime rates, the Police Commission on Tuesday gave Chief William Bratton a second five-year term as top cop in the nation's second-largest city.The decision by the commission reflected confidence in Bratton even as investigations continue into officers' use of rubber bullets and batons...

Detailed research report about the Rodney King beatiing in 1992 in Los Angeles. Includes direct quotes from witnesses, victim and officers. Pleased be advised, some parts on highly graphic.