Reaction to Los Angeles Police Trial
During the customary photo session prior to a cabinet meeting, President Bush took questions from reporters about the si…
Sergeant Stacey Koon spoke to reporters at the National Press Club to discuss his new book Presumed Guilty: The Tragedy of the Rodney King A… read more
Sergeant Stacey Koon spoke to reporters at the National Press Club to discuss his new book Presumed Guilty: The Tragedy of the Rodney King Affair, on the trial of four Los Angeles police officers charged with the beating of a black suspect during an arrest which a bystander recorded on videotape. When the four officers were acquitted of the beating in May of 1992, riots broke out in the streets of Los Angeles to protest the verdict. Sergeant Koon had been the supervising officer at the scene of the arrest of the black suspect Rodney King. During his presentation, Sergeant Koon showed the videotape of the arrest on a television in the room and discussed the actions of the people depicted on the tape while the tape played in slow motion. close
During the customary photo session prior to a cabinet meeting, President Bush took questions from reporters about the si…
Bill Clinton, the candidate for the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination, held a news conference in his home state to…
Governor Bill Clinton (D-AR) met with reporters in Little Rock, Arkansas to discuss the recent events in Los Angeles fol…
Rodney King and his attorney, Steve Lerman, reacted to the Los Angeles Police trial verdict and called for calm througho…