The L.A. Riots | 5. The System
12/08/21 • 45 min
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A year after they were caught on tape beating Rodney King, four LAPD officers went on trial. None were convicted.
How did the prosecution make its case against the cops? How did the officers hold up under questioning? And what happened when the verdict was announced?
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Season 6 of Slow Burn is produced by Joel Anderson, Jayson De Leon, Ethan Brooks, Sophie Summergrad, and Jasmine Ellis.
Mixing by Merritt Jacob.
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A year after they were caught on tape beating Rodney King, four LAPD officers went on trial. None were convicted.
How did the prosecution make its case against the cops? How did the officers hold up under questioning? And what happened when the verdict was announced?
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Season 6 of Slow Burn is produced by Joel Anderson, Jayson De Leon, Ethan Brooks, Sophie Summergrad, and Jasmine Ellis.
Mixing by Merritt Jacob.
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3 RecommendationsThis week, we're highlighting a few excerpts from this season's Slate Plus episodes—interviews with George Holliday, professor Edward Chang, L.A. Times journalist Jim Newton, and Rodney King’s best friend Johnnie Kelly—all who help to explain the cultural and social tensions building in Los Angeles in the 1980s and 1990s.
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The L.A. Riots | 6. No Peace
2 RecommendationsIn March 1991, Black people in Los Angeles had seen the videotape of Rodney King being beaten. In November, they’d seen Soon Ja Du sentenced to probation for killing 15-year-old Latasha Harlins. On April 29, 1992, a jury failed to convict the officers who beat King. That was the last straw.
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Season 6 of Slow Burn is produced by Joel Anderson, Jayson De Leon, Ethan Brooks, Sophie Summergrad, and Jasmine Ellis.
Mixing by Merritt Jacob.
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