Darryl Gates was released from jail after officers failed to prove he had resisted arrest after a high speed chase. Police Chief Rodney King called the beating an "aberration" and the department issued no statements; the California Highway Patrol , LAPD and California Highway Patrol are investigating. The chase began when California Highway Patrol pursued King at high speed, called for assistance, then pulled him over. When King left the highway, the Highway patrolmen were ordered off the investigation, but observed King being shot by a stun gun, beaten with clubs and stomped on the head. Many people in Highway feel that non-anglos are the targets of police.
Rodney King was released from jail after officers failed to prove he had resisted arrest after a high speed chase. Police Chief Darryl Gates called the beating an "aberration" and the department issued no statements; the LAPD, FBI and California Highway Patrol are investigating. The chase began when California Highway Patrol pursued King at high speed, called for assistance, then pulled him over. When King left the highway, the Highway patrolmen were ordered off the investigation, but observed King being shot by a stun gun, beaten with clubs and stomped on the head. Many people in Los Angeles feel that non-anglos are the targets of police.