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1. Rodney King

   Rodney Glen King III was an American taxi driver who became nationally known after being beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers following a high-speed car chase on March 3, 1991. A local witness, George Holliday, videotaped much of it from his balcony, and sent the footage to local news station KTLA. The footage shows four officers surrounding King, several of them striking him repeatedly, while other officers stood by. Part of the footage was aired around the world, inflaming outrage in cities where racial tensions were high, and raising public concern about police treatment of minorities. Four officers were charged with assault with a deadly weapon and use of excessive force. Three were acquitted of all charges. The jury acquitted the fourth of assault with a deadly weapon, but failed to reach a verdict on the use of excessive force. The jury deadlocked at 8–4 in favor of acquittal at the state level. The acquittals are generally considered to have triggered the 1992 Los Angeles riots, in which 53 people were killed and over 2,000 were injured, ending only when the military was called in.

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1. rodney kingnoun

   Rodney King was beaten up by police when he was placed under arrest. The whole incident was videotaped, leading to the infamous "Rodney King trials", where the police officers were under trial for assault and battering. The outcome of the trial was not satisfactory to the uneducated poor minority communities in Los Angeles who do not understand how the legal system works, leading to the L.A. riots of 1992.

2. rodney kingnoun

   To pull a Rodney King: To initiate police brutality. He'll probably pull me over and I laugh, pull a Rodney King and I'll blast cum in his punk ass -- 2Pac (Souljah's Revenge).

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rodney king in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rodney king in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of rodney king in a Sentence

1. Alameda County:

   The surveillance video footage is disgusting and reminds me of Rodney King. Those deputies viciously attacked a man who appeared to be surrendering. They beat him with their batons even though he was not resisting, this is clearly excessive force.

2. Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis:

   So, you know, I would have to say that this video illustrates images that I've never seen in my career before perpetrated by police officers. You know, for me, it was beyond Rodney King. For me, it was beyond George Floyd. Just the manner in which these officers physically asserted themselves to Mr. Nichols. And even the aggression with language was appalling.

3. Rush Limbaugh:

   The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters.

4. Connie Rice:

   That's an entirely different scenario than the one we faced in the Rodney King days, this is not your grandfather's LAPD.

References

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