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 Los Angeles Times reported that police have not yet determined whether any of those involved in the incident will face charges. ; He said that police "continued to pound on me and beat on me all over my body . . . 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.
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 Los Angeles Times reported that police have not yet determined whether any of those involved in the incident will face charges. 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.