The LA Riots were a huge event that transpired in 1992. They occurred after a man named Rodney King was beaten to death by four police officers. He was kicked while on the concrete. Police brutality has always been a heavy issue in America and there have been numerous amounts of incidents that involve police brutality. The police force has changed since the riots occurred and have fewer incidents that are categorized as brutality. Police brutality has been present for forever. There have been many cases of unarmed black citizens getting killed rather than any other race by police officers (Hauler). Many black communities are targeted for police brutality (“Substance Use & Misuse”). The police have started to record all of their encounters
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“King became a symbol of police brutality and racial tension in the city,” (“Rodney King, Symbol of 1992 L.A. riots, dies.”). His death was the spark of the Los Angeles riots that began on April 29, 1992. Of the officers that beat him, only three of the four were convicted. The death of King “…triggered rioting in LA that lasted for three days, leaving more than 2,000 injured and swaths of the city on fire. At the height of the violence, King pleaded on television: ‘Can we all get along?’” (“Rodney King, Symbol of 1992 L.A. riots, dies.”). Rodney did not want any violence to occur; instead he wanted peace between the police and the citizens of Los Angeles. The riots lasted only three days and “killed 53 people and cause $1 billion worth of property damage,” (Pucci). Though the riots lasted three days, the violence lasted a course of six total days after the verdicts from the Rodney King trial (Pucci). The police are the true reason that the violence erupted because they unconstitutionally beat many citizens who were unarmed and innocent. For example, “One officer pinned the man against a wall; another punched him in the back of his skull. After landing a knee to the man's ribs, the cops tackled him to the ground. Half an hour later, paramedics loaded his beaten body into an ambulance,” (Stuart). This example goes to show how brutal the cops were to the people of L.A. The cops …show more content…
Blacks were more in danger of brutality than whites. “…police-related violence against Black adolescents and adults in the United States,” (“Substance Use & Misuse”). “Studies continue to show that, even when scenes show blacks and whites behaving in identical ways, blacks' movements are seen as more threatening and criminal,” (Stuart). This is highly unconstitutional and it truly does violate the rights of African Americans in the United States. Though some cities in the US began to attempt to clean up their programs, they still killed some innocent citizens. “Between 1995 and 2001, members of the Cincinnati Police Department killed 15 black males. But since the city began cleaning up its act in 2001, Cincinnati has demonstrated what can be achieved when local officials get serious about reform,” (Baptiste). This means that they were able to show what can occur when the cities truly put an effort towards no longer using police brutality. There are still questions about police brutality in the world. “One will look at all allegations of police brutality over the past six years to see whether any pat, tern of misconduct" (for which read: racial bias) is present,” (“Beating Crime”). This basically means that people will look at the difference of the police over six years to see if it is any different than it used to
“King became a symbol of police brutality and racial tension in the city,” (“Rodney King, Symbol of 1992 L.A. riots, dies.”). His death was the spark of the Los Angeles riots that began on April 29, 1992. Of the officers that beat him, only three of the four were convicted. The death of King “…triggered rioting in LA that lasted for three days, leaving more than 2,000 injured and swaths of the city on fire. At the height of the violence, King pleaded on television: ‘Can we all get along?’” (“Rodney King, Symbol of 1992 L.A. riots, dies.”). Rodney did not want any violence to occur; instead he wanted peace between the police and the citizens of Los Angeles. The riots lasted only three days and “killed 53 people and cause $1 billion worth of property damage,” (Pucci). Though the riots lasted three days, the violence lasted a course of six total days after the verdicts from the Rodney King trial (Pucci). The police are the true reason that the violence erupted because they unconstitutionally beat many citizens who were unarmed and innocent. For example, “One officer pinned the man against a wall; another punched him in the back of his skull. After landing a knee to the man's ribs, the cops tackled him to the ground. Half an hour later, paramedics loaded his beaten body into an ambulance,” (Stuart). This example goes to show how brutal the cops were to the people of L.A. The cops …show more content…
Blacks were more in danger of brutality than whites. “…police-related violence against Black adolescents and adults in the United States,” (“Substance Use & Misuse”). “Studies continue to show that, even when scenes show blacks and whites behaving in identical ways, blacks' movements are seen as more threatening and criminal,” (Stuart). This is highly unconstitutional and it truly does violate the rights of African Americans in the United States. Though some cities in the US began to attempt to clean up their programs, they still killed some innocent citizens. “Between 1995 and 2001, members of the Cincinnati Police Department killed 15 black males. But since the city began cleaning up its act in 2001, Cincinnati has demonstrated what can be achieved when local officials get serious about reform,” (Baptiste). This means that they were able to show what can occur when the cities truly put an effort towards no longer using police brutality. There are still questions about police brutality in the world. “One will look at all allegations of police brutality over the past six years to see whether any pat, tern of misconduct" (for which read: racial bias) is present,” (“Beating Crime”). This basically means that people will look at the difference of the police over six years to see if it is any different than it used to