Rodney King trial ends in acquittals

Title

Rodney King trial ends in acquittals

Genre

Interview

TX Date

30 Apr 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:01:29

Description

Attorney for one of the white police officers acquitted of assaulting black motorist Rodney King in Los Angeles, Darryl Mounger, says it was not a racist attack and the video recording of the beating was only part of the evidence. Male interviewer not identified. Taken from CNN.

Contributors

CNN; Darryl Mounger

Keywords

USA; Interethnic relations; Police; Los Angeles; Policing practice; Police personnel; Racism; African-American peoples; Jurors; Trials; Verdicts; Video recordings; Rodney King

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