In 1991 the United States got to witness it first tasted of media courage when a disturbing video of Los Angeles police officer beating an African American man by the name of Rodney King. The video played nonstop questioning racism and discrimination against Minorities. This was the first event to be captured by the media and it shine light on what African American had to experience with police officers around the country. The Rodney King’s incident lead to an outburst of rioting across the country. Officers were acquitted of any wrongful doing, which lead to massive destruction property, and racial controversy between Blacks and Whites. Furthermore, in 1999 8 years after King’s brutal beating by the L.A.P.D officers, another incident occurred.
