"Issues with the famous incident of Rodney King being beaten by police officers in Los Angeles is shown, explaining that after riots broke out in the city when the police officers received a verdict of “not-guilty,”
it was commonly reported in the media that the jurors were bigoted and racist. However it is shown that the media intentionally kept aspects of the issue hidden from the public which the jury was allowed to see. Following are points raised:
— King was driving at speeds up to 115 MPH while cutting across numerous lanes of expressway traffic and running red lights.
— King was a convicted felon who was out on parole for armed robbery
— Two other African American passengers in King’s car cooperated with officers and were handcuffed without being abused and later released.
— King was under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
— When King was finally stopped, he resisted arrest and refused to get down on the ground and was tackled by four officers, and King then rose up and threw them off and was then shot by a taser which did not have much effect in subduing him.
— At this point of the conflict people started to videotape the situation, however
the news media did not broadcast the first part of those tapes which showed King attacking one of the officers before they attacked him, but the jury did see that footage, so the public was under the impression that King was more of a victim than he actually was."
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