A Video Is Worth More Than A Thousand Words

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 WATCH: LA Riots Told Through Shocking Videos Twenty years later, the Rodney King LA riot videos are just as shocking as they were in 1992. Through a then-groundbreaking but soon-to-become regular occurrence of hand-held surveillance, the shocking and disturbing beating of Rodney King by the Los Angeles Police Department made international news. The police said that they were acting in self-defense and that King was aggressive and resisting arrest. However, many who saw the video said the officers were out of line. Mad Cow Located At Hanford, Calif. Transfer Station Armenian Genocide: Obama Stops Short Of Using The Term 'Genocide' $40M LATER: 'Kardashians' Renewed For 3 More Seasons 'America's Been Good To Me After I Paid The Price' WATCH: Nerdtastic 'Carlton Dance' Flash Mob BLOG POSTS Bill Bush: Art As You See It: This Artweek.LA (April 23, 2012) Mariska Hargitay: There Is No Excuse We hope you will join people across the country tomorrow who will be wearing jeans as a show of their confidence in the power of an enlightened, courageous community that stands together and declares: "There is no excuse for and never an invitation to rape." Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Twenty Years After the Flames: Vigilance Is Still the Watchword With the LAPD - Part 2 One of the lowest moments for the LAPD came when Sergeant Stacey Koon publicly defended the use of force against Rodney King. While the LAPD has clearly changed, there are still some troubling signs that more needs to be done. Marjorie Faulstich Orellana: A Lesson in Adult Education On March 13th, the Los Angeles Unified School District authorized a worst-case scenario budget that would eliminate education for adults unless other hoped-for means of balancing the budget are achieved. Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Hospital Acquired Infections: A Costly, Lethal Scourge That We Must Labor to Wash Our Hands Of If you're admitted to a hospital, the last thing you should need to worry about is developing an infection linked to your care. Sadly, it occurs too often.

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