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Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (died 2012)
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Rodney King
Black American victim of police brutality
Rodney Glen King was a Black American victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arrest after a high speed pursuit for driving while intoxicated on Interstate 210. An uninvolved…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Police brutality
Use of excessive force by a police officer
Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, asphyxiation, beatings, shootings,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)