Five days of riots, arson and looting ensued, fueled by deeprooted tensions that persist today. A look back at the rodney king riots this week 25 years ago, policemen were acquitted in the savage beating of africanamerican rodney king. Apr 19, 2017 the violence escalated at the intersection, and a news helicopter hovering overhead filmed the savage beating of a white truck driver, reginald denny. In the late afternoon of april 29, 1992, he had simply loaded up his 18wheeler and headed down the road, driving for his employer transit mixed concrete. David bryant, foreground, and his exwife denise harlins, the uncle and aunt of latasha harlins, at a vigil at florence and normandie avenues, the intersection at the center of the 1992 l. Rioter in infamous footage of trucker being pulled. The flash point was a single intersection in south l. Truck driver beaten nearly to death during the riots shares his thoughts. Apr 26, 2017 on the afternoon of april 29, 1992, a jury in ventura county acquitted four lapd officers of beating rodney g. The incident, caught on amateur videotape, had sparked national debate about police brutality and racial injustice. Apr 25, 2017 david bryant, foreground, and his exwife denise harlins, the uncle and aunt of latasha harlins, at a vigil at florence and normandie avenues, the intersection at the center of the 1992 l. Tensions started with the not guilty verdict of the police officers involved in the rodney king beating. After the brick was thrown at truck driver reginald denny, murphy could. Heres a look at some of the key figures in the rodney king beating, trial and civil unrest.
The attack was captured on video by a news helicopter, and broadcast live on. A scene from the video of the assault is shown at left. Over six days, 55 people were killed, more than 2,000 were injured, and 12,000 were. As his rig crossed florence, a group of rioters enraged over the rodney king verdict rushed toward him, pulled him out of the cab and beat. The truck driver who was the first victim of the riots after being dragged from his cab at the florence and normandie junction. Pete wilson declares a state of emergency and calls in national. Taken place at the intersection of 71st and normandie, semitruck driver reginald denny is beaten without reason for an insufferable amount of time. On april 29, 1992, four white police officers charged with brutal beating of a black truck driver on march 3, 1991 are found notguilty, the verdict incites 6 days of riots. After the brick was thrown at truck driver reginald denny, murphy could no longer just watch. One of the most riveting and horrific scenes of those riots was the live televised sight of a truck.
Riots attacker tells shocking story 20 years later youtube. If despair and hopelessness were what caused the riots, hispanics must be just as despairing as blacks. Henry kiki watson finally explains why he took part in the savage vicious attack on truck driver reginald denny over 20. A fourth man surrenders later in the attack on reginald denny that was viewed by millions. Apr 27, 2012 the truck driver who was the first victim of the riots after being dragged from his cab at the florence and normandie junction.
Old reginald denny beating picture circulates urging. The video showed that more than a dozen cops stood by, watching. Taking a shortcut off the santa monica freeway down normandie avenue was nothing out of the ordinary for 33yearold reginald denny. Denny suffered 90 fractures and had to undergo years of therapy to. On the afternoon of april 29, 1992, a jury in ventura county acquitted four lapd officers of beating rodney g.
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