Rodney Glenn King, a native of south east Los Angeles, watched a basketball game and drank one 40oz. bottle of Olde English 800 after another. It would affect everyone, black and white, and would even bring skeletons out of the closet for past civil rights activists.

March 3, 1991. It's 12:30 a.m. A Hyundai driving at high speeds, reaching 117 mph at it's peak, ignores flashing lights from behind and pulls on to an exit ramp. Soon helicopters and other police vehicles are on the scene and following the high speed car chase. Officer Singer ordered the vehicles occupants to get out. "Pooh" Allen and Freddie Helms, acquaintances of Kings, complied. King remained in the vehicle. King was Surrounded by the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) and was even hit twice with a tazer, a form of an electric stun gun. All of the commotion awakened George Holliday from inside of his apartment complex. Hoping to see some "action" he began filming the scene with his new video recorder. As the scene came in to focus Holliday was amazed at what he saw. Officers Powell and Wind began striking King repeatedly.

over a minute and a half of film footage. George Holliday knew he ha

The bridge between the races has always been around and will probably remain for even longer. It is cases like King's that makes us look at what is really going on. Whether we like it or not, we all live on this planet together and we need to recognize that. To some the King case was not one of importance. For others the case may have been one of the most important events in their life. The question is what do we do to make sure this doesn't happen again, and how can we effectively bridge the diversity gap?

What I can't understand is why the jury was not more fairly chosen. Not only were there not any African Americans present on the jury, but the fact that they got away with the jury they had amazes me. Also it is hard to believe that officers who clearly made racial remarks and also used unnecessary force was only given 30 months at a correctional camp.

d captured something of great importance. Holliday took his film to the Los it in to air play that evening on the local news. From thaton every news program found in North America.

Powell's typed messages from his in-car computer, it was hard to believe there couldn't be a racial discrimination connection. One message read " U just had a big time use of force. Tased and beat the suspect of CHP pursuit." Another read "I haven't beat anyone this

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