https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc en-us 2017-06-19 11:26:33 UTC 2017-06-19 11:58:16 UTC hello@padlet.com rymaginnis https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176846602 The L.A. riots were caused due to a man named Rodney King who while on parole lead police on a car chase and was beaten after being caught.]]> 2017-06-19 11:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176846602 rymaginnis https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176847321 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riots-erupt-in-los-angeles
http://www.aetv.com/specials/l-a-burning-the-riots-25-years-later
http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/los-angeles-riots-fast-facts/index.html]]> 2017-06-19 11:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176847321 rymaginnis https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176847518 2017-06-19 11:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176847518 rymaginnis https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176847567 As a result of the beating the four officers involved were held on trial and the major charges were eventually dropped causing an uproar in the city . The main area where the riots took place were in downtown L.A. and there was 3,000 buildings burned]]> 2017-06-19 11:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176847567 rymaginnis https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176847859 ->in 3 days
-----60 deaths
-----2,000 people injured
-----7,000 arrests
-----and over 1 billion dollars in property damages]]> 2017-06-19 11:42:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176847859 rymaginnis https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176848103 2017-06-19 11:45:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176848103 rymaginnis https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176848149 March 3, 1991- Rodney king chased and beat by officers
March 15, 1991- indicted on grand jury for beating excessively
April 29, 1992- the charges were announced and all were dropped but one assault charge on Powell
May 1, 1992 - Bush ordered military troops into L.A. after all the destruction caused
April 17, 1993 - A federal jury found koon and Powell guilty for violating king's rights
August 4, 1993 - Koon and Powell were sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison]]> 2017-06-19 11:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rymaginnis/w4upstbxcnfc/wish/176848149