Rodney King Court Case

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The story I think that would’ve been very different happened on April 29, 1992 in Los Angeles, and it was the beating of Rodney King. Though this was videotaped by man from his balcony I think that if it was to happen in today’s society with everyone having cell phones I think the four officers would’ve been found guilty after watching the video I feel that they did use excessive force in the apprehension of this gentleman. I think the major difference in how would be perceived today is with all the racial tensions that were seeing in the news today dealing with police brutality against African-Americans, I feel that the public outcry would’ve been stronger far before the acquittal of these officers. The verdict in this case did spark off riots in the Los Angeles area but I think that if something like this was to happen today with the high definition video and audio that are on everyone’s phones today there will be far more public outcry and most likely a very different verdict in the court case. …show more content…
I feel that social media, as well as everyone having cell phones and Internet access would’ve been a huge determining factor in the Rodney King case as it has been in so many other cases in modern history such the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson

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