The Rodney King Case On March 3, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, several police cars chased Rodney G. King, who was allegedly speeding. Two friends were with him in the car. After a seven-mile police chase, during which he allegedly drove through several intersections against red lights, King was finally force to stop. The two passengers in the car complied with police requests to exit the car and were subdued with little or no force; King apparently refused to exit the car and was physically assisted in doing so. The events that unfolded next between the police officers and King were seen over and over again by milli