a b "LOS ANGELES: Rodney King's Wife Files Petition for Divorce". Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1995. Wilson, Stan (August 23, 2012). "Autopsy attributes Rodney King's death to drowning". CNN . Retrieved August 23, 2012. The other two officers, Timothy Wind and Theodore Briseno, were both fired by the LAPD and also no longer live in California. While not common, it is possible to be prosecuted on an indictment for breach of the peace, which carries a maximum penalty of up to five-years in prison. Roffman, Michael (1 June 2013). "Dusting 'Em Off: The Police – Synchronicity". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 4 April 2014.

Matt from West Springfield, Ma I love this entire album. This is maybe my favorite song on the album. One thing that I love about the songs on "Synchronicity" is that Sting's inner teacher kind of comes out. Maybe not on purpose, but, it does none the less. Its widely known that Synchronicity is based on the studies of Carl Jung, but, he also makes references to other literary works. He refers to the Scylla and Charybdis in "Wrapped Around your Finger" which is in reference to "The Odyssey" and in this song, the line, "there's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out" could be seen as a reference to Oedipus from Sophocles' "Oedipus the King." Just thought it was interesting. Not only that, but now I can mention the greatest band in the world in my research paper! a b "After the riots; A Juror Describes the Ordeal of Deliberations". The New York Times. May 6, 1992 . Retrieved March 4, 2011. Buddhacrisp from UsaI knew what this piece was about and bonded to it the first time I heard it on the radio in 1982(?). I almost drove off the road the first time I heard King of Suede on Sirius 30(?) years later. I'm now in my mid 70's, and I guess that they both helped me survive.The 2003 American crime thriller Dark Blue starring Kurt Russell opens with footage of the assault on King. [100]

Rodney King once again runs afoul of the law, cited for expired license in Arcadia". Pasadena Star-News. June 2012. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. The 1999 album The Battle of Los Angeles by Rage Against the Machine also refers to the riot which followed King's assault. CNN Documentary Race + Rage: The Beating of Rodney King, aired originally on March 5, 2011; approximately 14 minutes into the hour (not including commercial breaks). In 2009, King and other Celebrity Rehab alumni appeared as panel speakers to a new group of addicts at the Pasadena Recovery Center, marking 11 months of sobriety for him. His appearance was aired in the third-season episode "Triggers". [77] King won a celebrity boxing match against Chester, Pennsylvania, police officer Simon Aouad on September 11, 2009, at the Ramada Philadelphia Airport in Essington. [78] Several " copwatch" organizations subsequently were started throughout the United States to safeguard against police abuse, including an umbrella group, October 22 Coalition to Stop Police Brutality. [33]a b "Obits, Rodney King". The Telegraph. United Kingdom. June 17, 2012. Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. This may mean you spending a night in the cells if you are taken in during non-working hours. A breach of the peace case will not be investigated and police cannot hold you (other than while you wait for a magistrate).

Doogie Howser, M.D. Season 4, Episode 1 titled "There's a Riot Going On" takes place during the aftermath of the riots. The episode was released September 23, 1992. On the videotape, Wind could be seen using his baton to strike King multiple times. Prior to the assault of King, Wind was a well-regarded rookie officer. Despite the fact that he was cleared of all accusations, he was dismissed from his position with the LAPD, and he has had a hard time putting the past behind him. In 1994, he was given a job as a community relations officer with the police department of the little Los Angeles suburb of Culver City, and he remained in that position until the year 2000, when he relocated to Indiana so that he could attend law school there. According to public documents from 2017, it appears that he currently resides in Kansas. Ted Briseno

King was born in Sacramento, California, in 1965, the son of Ronald and Odessa King. He and his four siblings grew up in Altadena, California. [6] [7] King attended John Muir High School and often talked about being inspired by his social science teacher, Robert E. Jones. [8] King's father died in 1984 [9] at the age of 42. Thompson, Elise. "Rodney King Forgives Officers Who Beat Him— LAist". Archived from the original on February 24, 2009 . Retrieved December 30, 2009.

Rodney King Laid To Rest At Forest Lawn". CBS Los Angeles. CBS. June 30, 2012 . Retrieved September 13, 2014. For the Los Angeles Times, on the other hand, the beating was seen as an aberration. In this view, the police department was a generally responsible group that went momentarily astray. Wilson, Stan (April 12, 2012). "Rodney King pleads for calm in Trayvon Martin case". CNN . Retrieved April 12, 2012.After the civil trial, Rodney King was awarded a settlement. He bought a modest house for his mother and one for himself in the LA suburb of Rialto, and occasionally spoke with at-risk kids at the request of local police. King, the son of an alcoholic father, continued to struggle with his own alcohol use after his beating. He told NPR in April 2012 that his sobriety was a work in progress. He was engaged to be married when he died that June. A skilled swimmer and surfer, King was found unconscious at the bottom of his swimming pool. His autopsy reported drugs and alcohol were in his system at his time of death. He was 47. Henderson, Odie (April 27, 2018). "Kings movie review & film summary". Roger Ebert . Retrieved October 21, 2020. Cannon, L. (2002). Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD. Basic Books. ISBN 0-8133-3725-9