Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots

David Lopez Ms. Lee U.S History 14 May 2004 Rodney King and the Los Angeles Riots <Tab/>The worst riot in United States History was the Los Angles riot that was sparked by the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers in the Rodney King case in the afternoon of April 29, 1992. Rodney King was a black man who was clubbed and kicked by LAPD officers after being pulled over for speeding …

…the streets of Los Angeles. The Rodney King beating and the not guilty verdict was the last straw for many citizens that destroyed, burned, looted, and killed in the streets of Los Angeles for many days in a row. As the riot appeared to be dying down, thanks to federal troops, the citizens of Los Angeles now realized that the mess they had caused was much worse than the mess that existed before the riots.