Saturday, May 14, 2016
Case of Police brutality in the 1990s
Rodney kind was severely beaten up on March 3rd 1991. The police had attempted to pull him over in the San Fernando valley after he was caught speeding. He led the police on a short pursuit because he knew that if he was going to get pulled over his prior robbery would resurface and he would get arrested. The police attempted to arrest him and claimed that he was resistant to them. They also believed he was on drugs. The police proceeded by beating Rodney for about 15 minuted resulting in a skull fracture, multiple bone fractures and broken teeth as well as some permanent brain damage. The police was being filmed by someone who wishes to remain anonymous. The tape was shown on TV but id not rise much attention despite the horrors of the images.
Over a thousand cases of police brutality were reported each year and many riots were taking places in LA causing even more strains between interracial communication. Police brutality remains a sever issue today and it ought to be addressed.
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I like the details in this, and especially how you tied it to current day events at the end.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sana-- really good detail of the event that happened. It would have been interesting if you included more information about how it is still an issue today and maybe connected Rodney King back to some of the victims of police brutality recently.
ReplyDeleteIt's really interesting how the police brutality issues then are still here today. It really shows that more strides need to be made to have a better society.
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