Civil+Rights+PPT Final

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Civil RightsTeam A

University of Phoenix


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Introduction

Civil Rights are violated every day

The Civil Rights of Rodney King were Violated

People who violate civil rights can be taken to court and

sentenced to jail or prison

Ways people can avoid violating someones Civil Rights

Actions that can be taken to ensure civil rights are not

violated


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Rodney King

Rodney King was speeding and led police officers on a highspeed chase.

Rodney King was beaten by two officers in Los Angeles,California .

The two officers violated his civil rights along with manyothers.

The police steadily beat Rodney King while other officersjust stood by and watched.


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The Events leading to a Civil Rights Violation

Rodney King led police on a high speed car

chase. He was pulled over by police on March 3,

1991.

A two minute beating occurred of Mr. King, bythe policemen.

A neighboring individual, videotaped the

beating that occurred. On March 4, 1991, this

neighbor gave the video to local news station.(psychology,2008)


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The Events leading to a Civil Rights

Violation

Once this videotape was given to the news

station, the video was then shown nationwide.

Once the video was seen across the United

states, the newspapers also began to tell of the beating of this person.

The media began to report the entire story and

all reports surrounding the beating.

Mr. King was taken to the hospital after thebeating.


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The Events leading to a Civil Rights

Violation

Charges were filed against the police officers. On April 29,

1992, a trial began and the policemen were acquitted of the

crimes and the Los Angeles riots occurred. Many innocent

people were hurt and killed because of the anger of the

verdict.

On February 25, 1993, a civil trial begins against the

policemen involved in the beating. On April 17, 1993, two

of the police officers were found guilty of violating Kings

civil rights. A lawsuit followed and King won 3.8 milliondollars from the Police Department. Changes for reform of

the police department followed.


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Changes from Trial

The LAPD since changed the departments procedures

to not violate due process of law of individuals rights.Officers did not proceed directly to hospital, as perinstructions and individuals right, officers took King to

police station then took King to hospital with false logstatements.

Federal trial defined what is willfully and intentionally

use of unreasonable force when arresting a suspect.

Civil rights organizations formed to limit policebrutality in California, the department had a longhistory of excessive force in community prior to King

trials.


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Changes from Trial (continued)

Increase of liability claims and payments were made to

individuals due to the LAPDs medical and officer training

program.

A suspects criminal record does not imply the need ofexcessive force to apprehend individual.

No preparation for riots because riots are not organized and

not all individuals participate.


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Civil Rights Violations Felt By Minorities in

Response to King Rulings

President George Bush felt need to step in to protect civilorder in Los Angeles.

Officers in Kings case were able to face a second trial dueto Supreme Court ruling in 1959 by a count of 5-4 in the

case of Bartkins. The Supreme court decided the doctrine ofdual sovereignty permits successive state and federalprosecutions for the same crime.

Minority suspects still face abuse by police officers, as in the

case of Frank Jude Jr. and Lovell Harris in 2006. Caucasianpolice officers in Wisconsin severely beat a African-American suspect, who follow all instructions by officers.


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Civil Rights Violations Felt By Minorities in

Response to King Rulings

Black youths with baseball bats battered a car driven by a

white. Police faced gangs of rock and bottle-throwing

youths. The taunting, missile-hurling crowds grew in size,

forcing the police to beat a hasty retreat out of the riot

area.

When the rioting finally ended five days later, fifty-four

people (mostly Koreans and Latinos) were dead--the

greatest death toll in any American civil disturbance since

the 1863 Draft Riots in New York City. Hundreds of people(including sixty firefighters) were injured.


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Plan of Action for Future Civil Rights

Violations

Properly train Officers and help them feel good about

protection citizens

Harsh laws for racial profiling and abuse to criminals by

police officers Training diversity and on inter-mixing of races within police

precincts

Civil rights violation awareness and education


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Conclusion

Recap of the Rodney King incident.

Closing on how the State of California

was affected.

Stress the importance of enforcingaction plan to try and minimize thenumber of civil rights violations.


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Massaquoi, H. (1991). How to Stop Police Brutality.

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