While Rodney King may have been the catalyst that sparked the Los Angeles riots, the conditions in South Los Angeles are arguably what caused them. "The lightning bolt was definitely the riots ...

George Holliday used the Sony Video8 Handycam to film King's beating in 1991 The camera used to film the beating of Rodney King by ... triggered deadly race riots in 1992 In an interview with ...

black motorist Rodney King was beaten by white police officers in Los Angeles - and it was caught on camera. The trial and subsequent acquittal of the officers involved sparked violent riots in a ...

They appear to believe what we're watching is a version of the Rodney King riots from the 1992. "People saw an upsetting video on the internet, they're angry, and that's understandable -- but they ...