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The L.A. Riots | 1. The Tape

Slow Burn

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What Did King Do?

The beating lasted for 81 seconds. After it was over, the officers swarmed king on the ground and put him in handcuffs. George and maria holiday went back inside their apartment trying to make sense of what they had seen. King later said he thought he might die right there with blood leaking out all around him. His head was swollen and his right leg was broken.

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