Rodney Glen King (born April 2, 1965) was the subject of police brutality by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers on 3 March 1991. A bystander, George Holliday, videotaped much of the incident from a distance.
The footage showed LAPD officers repeatedly striking King with their batons. A portion of this footage was aired by news agencies around the world, causing public outrage that raised tensions between the black community and the LAPD and increased anger over police brutality and social inequalities in the black community.
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