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Posted January 8, 2016 10:00 am by R.P. Mcmurphy Comments
By Massad Ayoob
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The Rodney King riots are as relevant today as they were 23 years ago. Proper officer training and community outreach can prevent such incidents.
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Lasting several days, the 1992 Los Angeles riots resulted in an estimated $1 billion in property damage.
When an armed robbery parolee named Rodney King fled from the California Highway Patrol, the high-speed pursuit ended in the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles Police Department. When LAPD officers attempted to take him into custody, he resisted, lunging for one officer’s pistol. A sergeant on the scene Tased him without effect, and patrolmen struck him with batons until he submitted, a sequence caught on videotape by a private
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