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The L.A. Riots | 1. The Tape

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The Los Angeles Police Department and Rodney King

The l a time story identified rodney king as an unemployed, 25 year old, married father of two. The article said that king had pleaded guilty to second degree robbery the year before. Three other witnesses who lived at holiday's apartment complex told the times king never resisted during the traffic stop. Those groups also wanted an independent investigation of the los angeles police department. Do you have any idea how many times you were hit by a club? What do you remember about that aso? Several times, t an inch tones and kicked on.

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