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Beating victim Rodney King laid to rest
LOS ANGELES — Rodney King, whose beating by police in 1992 sparked one of the worst urban riots in US history, was laid to rest in Los Angeles, two weeks after his death aged 47. Black rights campaigner the Reverend Al Sharpton called King a “symbol of forgiveness” ahead of…
Rodney King dead at 47
Rodney King, who became a symbol of turbulent race relations after his brutal beating by Los Angeles police officers incited widespread condemnation and large-scale riots, was found dead this morning at the age of 47, according to multiple reports. TMZ first reported the story, citing multiple sources as saying that…
Rodney King on LA riots: You can’t fight violence with violence
Rodney King, the victim in a police brutality case that ignited the Los Angeles riots in 1992, said Monday that he hoped that what happened to him could no longer happen today. After the officers who beat him with batons were acquitted, thousands of people in LA rioted. “My reaction…
Rodney King criticizes ‘Stand Your Ground,’ recalls LA beating
Rodney King, whose beating by police in 1992 sparked the LA riots, criticized Friday the law at the heart of the contested Trayvon Martin shooting, as he recalled his own struggles. Speaking a week ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles race riots which left more than 50…
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