When most people think of Los Angeles they think of movies, celebrities, gilts and glamour but that was a false reality for the minority people of LA. In light of the release of the footage from the Rodney King beatings the rest of America caught a glimpse into the harsh realities that were actually taking place. For African Americans in LA watching the Rodney King footage They saw an all too familiar scene, for them this was common. The police officers who committed this offense saw their day in court and for most people the evidence of that footage was so damning it should have been an open and shut case. The hearing was moved into a predominantly white conservative area of Ventura with a practically all white jury with no African Americans.
