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(New page: Rodney King was a PCP user whose arrest for driving under the influence and speeding kicked off the 1992 Los Angeles riots.) |
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| − | Rodney King was a [[PCP]] user | + | Rodney King was a [[PCP]] user who was stopped and arrested in 1991 for driving under the influence and speeding. During the arrest, he was beaten by four Los Angeles Police Department officers, who were charged with police brutality for the incident. The beating had been video-taped by a passer-by, and made news worldwide. The acquittal of the officers on all but one charge kicked off the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]]. |
Revision as of 21:33, October 22, 2008
Rodney King was a PCP user who was stopped and arrested in 1991 for driving under the influence and speeding. During the arrest, he was beaten by four Los Angeles Police Department officers, who were charged with police brutality for the incident. The beating had been video-taped by a passer-by, and made news worldwide. The acquittal of the officers on all but one charge kicked off the 1992 Los Angeles riots.