Why Were Many People in Los Angeles Outraged with the Political

question 7

Multiple Choice

Why were many people in Los Angeles outraged with the political institutions of their city when the Rodney King issue surfaced?

• A) The mayor of Los Angeles would not fire the police chief.
• B) The Los Angeles police chief physically abused an African American motorist but was acquitted of all charges.
• C) The mayor of Los Angeles had no power to remove the police chief and the police chief would not resign.
• D) Rodney King was fired by the police chief for playing solitaire on his office computer without being issued any prior warnings.

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