The 2003 American crime thriller Dark Blue starring Kurt Russell opens with footage of the assault on King. [100] a b "Rodney King's Wife Files Petition for Divorce". Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1995 . Retrieved July 1, 2012. Kiner, Deb (May 1, 2019). "On this day in 1992 Rodney King asked, 'Can't we all just get along?' ". Penn Live . Retrieved March 26, 2021. Medal will be given to Armed Forces, frontline emergency service workers and those taking part in the Coronation Rodney King slams SUV into house, breaks pelvis". CNN. April 16, 2003. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007.

Several " copwatch" organizations subsequently were started throughout the United States to safeguard against police abuse, including an umbrella group, October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality. [33]On August 23, 2012, King's autopsy results were released, stating he died of accidental drowning. The combination of alcohol, cocaine, and PCP found in his system were contributing factors, as were cardiomegaly and focal myocardial fibrosis. [90] The conclusion of the report stated: "The effects of the drugs and alcohol, combined with the subject's heart condition, probably precipitated a cardiac arrhythmia, and the subject, incapacitated in the water, was unable to save himself." [91] Dee from Indianapolis, InThis has to be one of the best Police songs. I've always enjoyed this due to the rich lyrics and the music is well done too. Rage Breaking Point: Barry, who has been passive, timid and non-confrontational throughout his life, snaps when he finds himself (accidentally) robbed by Hank. Passenger Describes L.A. Police Beating Of Driver, Calls It Racial". The New York Times. March 21, 1991. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014 . Retrieved November 10, 2014.

Meanwhile, Bobby is falsely accused of throwing a can at Officer Brown at school, and as a punishment, he is assigned to follow him around town and assist with his duties. Bobby gets revenge on Dooley and Clark Peters for throwing the can by helping Officer Brown catch them cutting class at Whataburger. While all that is going on, Dale applies for a job at a Hooter's-esque sports bar called Bazooms! in hopes of being turned down and suing for gender discrimination, but instead he is offered the job. On April 29, 1992, the seventh day of jury deliberations, the jury acquitted all four officers of assault and acquitted three of the four of using excessive force. The jury could not agree on a verdict for the fourth officer charged with using excessive force. [41] The verdicts were based in part on the first three seconds of a blurry, 13-second segment of the videotape that, according to journalist Lou Cannon, had not been aired by television news stations in their broadcasts. [44] [45] Steve Myers (March 3, 2011). "How citizen journalism has changed since George Holliday's Rodney King video". Archived from the original on August 21, 2014 . Retrieved August 19, 2014. Doug from Minneapolis, MnProof that serious poetry and popular music can come together in a wonderful fusion. Truly a masterpiece. By-the-by, this is my Ultimate Anthem, the reason for that is that I am always on the receiving end of all pain, either internal and external(emotional and/ or physical).Buddhacrisp from UsaI knew what this piece was about and bonded to it the first time I heard it on the radio in 1982(?). I almost drove off the road the first time I heard King of Suede on Sirius 30(?) years later. I'm now in my mid 70's, and I guess that they both helped me survive. Grigsby Bates, Karen (April 23, 2012). "Rodney King Comes To Grips With 'The Riot Within' ". Morning Edition. NPR. Author interview. The 1996 film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood depicts a parody, which shows police officers playing a "Beat Rodney King" arcade game in the police station. Early in the morning of Sunday, March 3, 1991, King, with his friends Bryant Allen and Freddie Helms, was driving a 1987 Hyundai Excel west on the Foothill Freeway (Interstate 210) in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The three had spent the night watching basketball and drinking at a friend's house in Los Angeles. [11] At 12:30a.m., officers Tim and Melanie Singer, husband and wife members of the California Highway Patrol, noticed King's car speeding on the freeway. They pursued King with lights and sirens, and the pursuit reached 117mph (188km/h), while King refused to pull over. [12] [13] King later said he tried to outrun the police because a charge of driving under the influence would violate his parole for his previous robbery conviction. [14]