Rodney King dead at 47; His beating sparked small riots even here in Atlanta
Rodney King was found dead in his pool on Sunday.
CNN reported that Rodney King was found dead at the bottom of his pool at about 5:30 a.m. on Sunday morning. King's fiancee Cynthia Kelly made the 9-1-1 call, and Rialto, California police officers responded to find Rodney King at the bottom of the pool and later pronounced deceased. Mr. King was called, " a symbol of civil rights and he represented the anti-police brutality and anti-racial profiling movement of our time," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a statement. "It was his beating that made America focus on the presence of profiling and police misconduct." All over the country African-Americans were outraged after viewing Rodney King's brutal beating at the hands of 4 white police officers that struck him nearly 50 times with their …
Marc Richardson
12:40 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
I remember being in high school when the verdict was read and the LA Riots started. I was in San Diego at the time, and all of the black students staged a walk out around lunchtime. The police were called and they tried to catch us as we dispersed and all got away. We did not riot though, nor cause much damage. Just tried to find a way to show our emotion. more ›