Rodney King

Once upon a time there was a man named Rodney King. Rodney was a man that had several run ins with the law. One day Rodney decided that it was a good idea to drink with his friends and drive. Mr. King had all ready been on parole for a previous robbery conviction. So when a police team of police officers went to pull him over, he thought that it would be best to lead them on a high speed chase! At the end of the chase Rodney's friends were arrested without incident, but Rodney felt that it would be best to give a show. "When finally stopped, King refused requests to get into the prone position and appeared to charge one of the officers.  He was beaten and arrested.  King was charged with felony evading.  Charges were later dropped."

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Because of the way police approached this highly sensitive situation there was an up roar in the black community of LA which later became known as the LA RIOTS. It can be suggested that had King or the officers in this situation been of a different this would have been just another routine high speed chase.

why were Kings charges dropped; did he not evade police? 

was he not over the legal alcohol limit for driving?
was he not also under the influence of marijuana? 

Just to make things clear im not defending what the L.A.P.D. did to Rodney King, the way they handled that situation was totally uncalled for and as an officer of the law no matter how intimidating the situation they should always have composure. But those officers were convicted and charged for their actions... Just like these officers that were convicted for taking their job to far, King should be charged for inviting the opportunity. Had he been doing the right things he would not have gotten beaten...


other sources even say that Kings taunting had the L.A.P.D. on  edge but they cant be verified