Multimedia Resources
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Video Links
Video 1: www.cnn.com/videos/us/2017/04/28/rodney-king-la-riots-25th-anniversary-viral-tape-orig-nccorig.cnn
Description: Twenty-five years after Rodney King and the LA riots, CNN’s Ryan Young shows how videos have become the voice for many silent Americans who without them, may have never seen justice
Video 2: http://abc7news.com/society/thousands-of-sf-marijuana-convictions-to-be-thrown-out/3013798/
Description: Thousands of San Francisco marijuana convictions to be thrown out
Description: Man jailed at 15 under controversial felony murder rule receives commuted sentence
Audio Links
Audio 1: www.npr.org/2014/12/06/368931775/recalling-rodney-king-protests-la-neighborhood-uneasy
Description: LA’s Leimert Park neighborhood saw riots after the Rodney King verdict. Nearby in the Simi Valley, where many in law enforcement live, residents see the recent shootings from their own perspective
Audio 2: www.npr.org/2018/02/14/585122825/some-california-cities-criminalize-nuisance-code-violations
Description: Some California cities criminalize nuisance code violations
Web Links
Web 1: http://public.findlaw.com
Description: This website has an extensive collection of legal information including: state laws, federal laws, statutes, and also case law annotations
Web 2: www.lawsource.com
Description: This website provides information pertaining to laws in the United States and Canada
Web 3: www.streetlaw.org/
Description: Website for a non-profit organization that educates young people about law and government
Web 4: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lapd/lapd.html
Description: This website provides information about the Rodney King case