This Day in History: Rodney King Beating Is Videotaped (Sunday, March 3rd) from the sex tape Watch Video
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Description: This Day in History: <br/>Rodney King Beating <br/>Is Videotaped.<br/>March 3, 1991.<br/>The 25-year-old Black construction worker was beaten <br/>by four white LAPD officers. George Holliday <br/>videotaped the assault from his nearby apartment.<br/>King had been involved in a high-speed chase with police <br/>after he attempted to outrun California Highway Patrol.<br/>Two tasers were used on King, who was unarmed. <br/>He was also struck by officers' batons <br/>33 times and kicked six times.<br/>Two days after the beating, <br/>Holliday took the video to KTLA television.<br/>It became an instant media sensation, <br/>leading to charges against the officers.<br/>They were acquitted on April 29, 1992.<br/>Within hours of the acquittal, riots broke out <br/>in Los Angeles that would last for six days.<br/>The riots resulted in 63 deaths, thousands of injuries, <br/>fires and over $1 billion in financial losses
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