Civil Rights
Mar. 3, 2021
Rodney King: 30 years later
In the wee hours of March 3, 1991, the tragic Rodney King incident took place in Los Angeles. It impacted police policy and training nationwide, lowered public trust, and affected perceptions about the police that reverberate to this day.
Greg Meyer
Greg is a Los Angeles Police Department captain who retired in 2006 after 30 years of service.
In the wee hours of March 3, 1991, the tragic Rodney King incident took place in Los Angeles. It impacted police policy and training nationwide, lowered public trust, and affected perceptions about the police that reverberate to this day.
Why did the Rodney King tragedy happen? What has changed since 1991? What has not changed? What happens now, in the modern era of enduring community outrage against police?
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