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Rodney King seen as catalyst for policing change

By Linda Deutsch
Published June 18, 2012 7:55am ET
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Rodney King seen as catalyst for policing change
FILE - This July 16, 1992 file photo shows Rodney King being escorted from jail in Santa Ana, Calif. after he was arrested for investigation of drunken driving. King, whose videotaped beating by police in 1991 led to LA race riots, has died at 47. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, file) | Kevork Djansezian

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rodney King, who died Sunday after a troubled life, never meant to change the Los Angeles Police Department — but that’s what he ended up doing.

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