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The case redefined American policing, opening an era in which citizens wielded new power in exposing misconduct and excessive force.
A quarter-century has passed since George Holliday filmed a group of police officers relentlessly hitting and kicking Rodney King outside a suburban Los Angeles apartment.
That grainy footage, shot on March 3, 1991, became the first videotaped police beating to go viral, prompting public outrage and leading to criminal charges against four officers. When a jury declined to convict them, the city erupted in deadly riots.
The case altered the public's relationship with law enforcement, opening many American eyes to police violence and launching an era in which citizens wielded new power in exposing misconduct and excessive force