all over my body. Rodney King suffered a broken jaw , broken leg and numerous bruises as he was released from the hospital in a wheelchair . Meanwhile , a public furor erupted over the incident in which several policemen beat him as he lay on the ground after a traffic stop . The entire incident was videotaped by a nearby resident who then took it to a local TV station which passed it on to cable news and 30 million television viewers . Police officials , FBI and the District Attorney are investigating . An ACLU spokesman said that the incident was not surprising , that " it happens all the time . " Rodney King is black .
Rodney King suffered a broken jaw , broken leg and numerous bruises as he was released from the hospital in a wheelchair . Meanwhile , a public furor erupted over the incident in which several policemen beat him as he lay on the ground after a traffic stop . The entire incident was videotaped by a nearby resident who then took it to a local TV station which passed it on to cable news and 30 million television viewers . Police officials , FBI and the District Attorney are investigating . An ACLU spokesman said that the incident was not surprising , that " it happens all the time . " Rodney King is black .