Summary: Police Brutality

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Many incidents have been caught on tape, whether it was civilian recordings or body cameras themselves. The article (“Police Brutality”) exhibits the need for body cameras when it describes the tragic story of Rodney King caught on civilian tape. "...on March 3, 1991. From his balcony, Los Angeles resident George Holliday recorded the beating of African American taxi driver Rodney King by four white Los Angeles police officers following a high-speed car chase. Holliday sent the video to television news station KTLA, sparking a public outcry against the use of unnecessary force by police officers. The four officers were prosecuted for their actions, but three were acquitted of all charges and the jury failed to reach a verdict on the fourth”