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Rodney King LA Riots

Created by Matt Millikan
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The brutal beating of Rodney King by the LAPD was caught on amateur videotape and became what is arguably the first video of police brutality to go viral before the internet. It was a catalyst for the 1992 LA riots, which has influenced media ever since.