Catalyst to Investigation: The Rodney King Case
A beating by police stirs a furor: Just after midnight on March 3, a man with a home video camera captured the Rodney G. King beating on videotape, above, unleashing charges of rampant police brutality and demands that the LAPD be investigated. The incident involving King, shown at right upon his release from County Jail three days later, precipitated the formation of the Christopher Commission.
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