#033 The Tale of an Uprising: The 1992 Los Angeles Riots

The 1992 Acquittal Of 4 LAPD Cops Who Beat Rodney King And The Ensuing Civil Unrest

**The sound quality of the first couple dozen episodes of this show isn't good; I was still learning!!  Skip ahead about a year!  Also, KD is no longer a part of the Orbital Jigsaw Network or Blubrry**

On April 29, 1992, Los Angeles and the surrounding areas erupted into violent rioting, unlike anyone of this generation had seen.  In the wake of the acquittals of the 4 LAPD officers who had beaten and kicked Rodney King more than a year earlier had set off a torrent of violence, attacks on innocent bystanders, looting, and arson that held Southern California under siege for 5 days.  Hear the story of the riots, the aftermath, the second trial of the officers, and where are they now.

UPDATE:  George Holliday, the gentleman who filmed the infamous beating of Rodney King passed away in September of 2021 of COVID-19

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