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Search Parcast Presents on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Today is Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

On this day in 1992, four Los Angeles police officers were indicted on civil charges

for violating Rodney King's rights in an act of police brutality.

The civil case was brought after the officers had been acquitted

on criminal charges, a decision which sparked the 1992 LA riots. Riots.

Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and today I'm joined in True Crime, a parcast original.

I'm Vanessa Richardson, and today I'm joined by our guest host, Alistair Murden.

Thanks for joining me, Alistair.

Anytime, I'm happy to be here.

Today we're going to discuss the civil charges filed against the officers

responsible for the brutal assault of Rodney King. Alistair's here to discuss some of the historical aspects

of today's story while I'll cover the narrative.

Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes,

listener discretion is advised. Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.

Now, let's go back to the morning of August 5, 1992 as the grand jury filed into a Los Angeles courtroom. The mood was tense as the jurors found their seats. Each of them knew what was at stake. Only three months earlier, their city had been burning, torn apart by righteous anger. Even now the wounds were still raw. Video footage of four white

police officers assaulting Rodney King, a black man, was still circulating around the city and the world.

It was impossible not to have an emotional reaction to those appalling images.

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