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'''Rodney King''' was an [[African American]] construction worker and resident of California. In 1991, he was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence and speeding.  During the arrest, King was arrested and tasered by four Los Angeles Police Department officers Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sergeant Stacey Koon. The arrest was video-taped by a nearby bystander and became international news.  The infamous footage strained race relations between the LAPD and the African American community, with many residents calling for charges.  The four officers were charged with beating King, but a state jury convicted only one, and a federal jury convicted only two.  The state acquittal of the police officers involved triggered the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]].

'''Rodney King''' was an [[African American]] construction worker and resident of California. In 1991, he was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence and speeding.  During the arrest, King was severly beaten and tasered by four Los Angeles Police Department officers: Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind, Theodore Briseno and Sergeant Stacey Koon. The arrest was video-taped by a nearby bystander and became international news.  The infamous footage strained race relations between the LAPD and the African American community, with many residents calling for charges.  The four officers were charged with beating King, but a state jury convicted only one, and a federal jury convicted only two.  The state acquittal of the police officers involved triggered the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]].

==State Trial==

==State Trial==