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    On April 29, 1992 began a riot later called The Rodney king riots. This riot began because the four white police officers who brutally beat Rodney King, a black man, didn’t get convicted for the crime. The “not guilty” verdict was carried live , which made the people’s anger escape and minutes later that day the riots started through South Central on Florence & Normandie and ended with everything getting burned. Many people got injured like Reginald Denny who got caught in the streets by Damian…

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    Rodney King Case Essay

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    Pedro Madaleno Rodney King Case The Rodney King case is an event in history that created mass hysteria in the city of Los Angeles in the town of south central. In 1991 Mr. King was in a high speed chase that took place on a highway in Los Angeles. When Rodney King was finally stopped he was brutally beat by four police officers. The results of the police officers sentencings created riots in L.A. Rodney king was 25 years old, and an unemployed construction worker with two children. Rodney…

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    Buddy Boys Case Study

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    The Buddy Boy’s of New York Police Department (NYPD) 77th Precinct were placed into the failing precinct due to some form of wrongdoings at prior assigned precincts. Here, the NYPD upper management facilitated perverse behaviors by stocking the precinct full of officers who were troubled…

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    The issues in the film the police department was dealing with at the time of Walter Collins’ abduction were problems the real LAPD had in history. The film presents genuine issues that people living in California at that time could have had with the justice system and law enforcement. Historically around the early 20th century, the LAPD had numerous issues with corruption within the force, harsh gun policies, and police scandals (Rasmussen, 1999a). The LAPD was truly having…

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    beaten by those who are dedicated to protecting the community? Many citizens have seen a growing issue with police brutality. “Police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians” (S. Danilinaand). Although concerns about police brutality spiked after the Rodney King beating, police brutality has always been in the United States. “Police brutality has existed during the United States Industrial Revolution, the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and…

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    1992 LA Riots 1992

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    1992 South Central Los Angeles was lit with burning chaos. Rodney King, an African American male who was yet another the victim of Los Angeles police brutality, suffered a severe injustice. Injustices against blacks were not foreign in Los Angeles, California. The difference was that this time it was caught on camera and released to the public. The four police officers who were on trial for the unnecessary beating and brute violence against King was acquitted. All hell broke loose. Arson and…

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    tragedies throughout the year, we always come together to help one another. In situations like these, Police officers are faced with the dilemma of who they are obligated to help initially, the public or their families. I believe during a natural disaster, public officials and first responders, such as police men have a greater moral obligation to their individual families. It is immoral to punish police officers for abandoning their jobs during a crisis, if the officer’s reason is seen…

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    Essay On The 1992 LA Riots

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    organization from which the case study is based is the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) which is the law enforcement agency for Los Angeles, California, United States of America. The problem herein referred to in the case study emanates from the 1992 Los Angeles Riots that were in response of what became to be known as police brutality. The problem is particularly a conflict between the LAPD and African American residents who felt that the police were unfairly treating the blacks with…

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    Racism and discrimination has been a problem in the United States for hundreds of years. The United States has a long history of prejudicial thinking and behavior towards minorities. As the number of minorities and various ethnicities have grown within the United States, progress has all been made in regard to racism and discrimination. The movie, Freedom Writers, directed by Richard LaGravenese depicts how the color of a person 's skin can often define a person. Racism can exist between all…

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    Worst Race Riots Essay

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    was a member of the Los Angeles Police Department and he experienced firsthand what the Los Angeles riots were all about in 1992. When he got out of high school, my father enlisted in the United States Army. During his military service he was stationed in Panama , and many other places all over the world. July of 1989, he married his high school sweetheart, Sarah Blossom. My mother, Sarah gave birth to their son, Ross. Danny decided to become a Los Angeles Police Officer and so they picked…

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