Rodney King incident (1991)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rodney_King_incident_(1991)
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf police brutality incident
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:1992_Los_Angeles_riots
gptkbp:capturedOnVideo yes
gptkbp:containsSettlement $3.8 million to Rodney King
gptkbp:date March 3, 1991
gptkbp:federalConviction gptkb:Laurence_Powell
gptkb:Stacey_Koon
gptkbp:federalTrial yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rodney King incident (1991)
gptkbp:impact sparked national debate on police brutality and race relations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableFor first major police brutality incident widely captured on video
gptkbp:numberOfOfficersInvolved 4
gptkbp:officersCharged gptkb:Laurence_Powell
gptkb:Stacey_Koon
gptkb:Theodore_Briseno
gptkb:Timothy_Wind
gptkbp:perpetrator Los Angeles Police Department officers
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:1992_Los_Angeles_riots
gptkbp:trial gptkb:Simi_Valley,_California
gptkbp:verdict not guilty (state trial)
gptkbp:victim gptkb:Rodney_King
gptkbp:videographer gptkb:George_Holliday
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lake_View_Terrace,_Los_Angeles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7