It is my understanding that though the officers that beat Rodney King were cleared of charges in a court of law, they lost a civil lawsuit. Or was it federal charges via double jeopardy. I forget which.
They were convicted under 18USC242, Deprivation of Civil Rights under False Color of Authority.
And “qualified immunity” is a doctrine which should be done away with in it’s entirety. Anyone depriving any American of their Civil Rights without due process should pay a very, very heavy price.
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Convicted of violating King’s civil rights
In the case, it was a personal vendetta carried out while in uniform.
Those two had a “history” and Chauvin got his revenge. The people should get theirs.
***the officers that beat Rodney King ***
From what I read years ago, Rodney King failed to respond to tasers so the cops knew that they would have to beat him down as he was believed to be on Angel dust. “Dusted”, they called it.
The city settled the lawsuit for the civil rights violation. The individual officers did not have to pay a penny.