European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. May 1. 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 the Rodney King trip Justice department plans to probe King Case for civil rights violations a Bob Deans  Washington a the Justice department said wednesday it would invest Tutte the Case of four current and former los Angeles police officers acquitted of assault charges in last year s videotaped heating of a Mack Motorist to determine whether civil rights Laws were violated. The department has been monitoring the Case and civil rights lawyers will now review it in cooperation with the . Attorney s office or the Central District of California Quot to determine what if any. Action May he warranted under Federal civil rights Laws Quot said John r. Dunne. . Assistant attorney general for civil rights m a statement. Quot the Rev. Jesse Jackson said in an interview that a the Justice department must step in. This is a National cd Mac that must be addressed by the president and the Justice  pie Dent Bush was scheduled to travel to Columbus thursday morning to address the Ohio association of broadcasters. Justice department spokespersons declined to apr Rutur on whether Widnes Dey Werdt might have been influenced of racial motivations or to discuss what actions if any. The department might consider m the Case. Quot we can litigate or we can decline to kit Gate. It s that  a spokeswoman said. Officers acquitted Justice department maintains a hundreds of the Battery of hundreds of div rights attorneys who review and litigate a Broad Range of a feed violations of Federal civil tights Laws such As hearing Dorr imitation cases and voting rights mfr Ingr me it the Case raises a number of questions concerning potential end tights violations said Robert pugs few. Professor at southwestern University school of Law in los Angeles. Justice officials could find cause for example to bring criminal charges in Federal Conn Tgahrt the four police officers who beat Motorist Rodney Kine. The 1movmvjnnd  Tore. Wet of. 32. A romps Supow san to Nigl i of web Tinq.  Bahng and lacking eng.  Tasma emf Ruth previously a worked Tor tie Ponce Tome at tie Kansas by  Kansas Cay. Kan., department Torea by an boar. Tang a fals Poreca report and being an accessory to assay pc. A 16-Ynar to apartment Cutaran Basom Las Sua Pansun last year. Koon was few order a Chuga Whan King was Iasi a shot King Wab a Stan gun. Koon. 41. Tas bad a Betel Cut to Braung was a Quot managed and of fucked use of farce to beeping Witt Apo Posaas and Tarang Koon Graw up n Sou Tom Cam Omea and served i tie air Force. He has a master s degree m it annal Juskie and theooore a Faseno  weapon and excessive Aeq Attadi Devow wee Force by an base no. 39. Was a nine year poise Veteran before his suspension. A broke ranks att mom otters during tie aval and accused them of each serve Force t just Tiou Ghr tie whole Tang was out of Connor. Net Esmao. He grew up in Mattoon. M Etas no is one Quarter rfcs panic. In 1987. Rve poke department suspended a Kaseno tar 66 Days Over Ake Gabon he roughed up a hand coded suspect. Briseno adm ated during a Price Mouay Tiai he had gotten a a a i aggressive Laurence Powell to cubed of Aea Euh add a a aay weapon and Bing a false Pooka report. Jurors a attacked on a chafed Rowel. 29. Wes e 3-year re fas Susana Ion. Acou Aad of to Kvarme to Moat a Kors to Kay roam tast Tad Oftel he acted a he do Orty altar bang attacked by a Man he to outfit was an aug. Twenty menutes before the beating Raul Aera a computer Massage about a of spice a Cong e Black Faretty 3 was right out of Gorins n tie mat Quot at his mar. Touna oar Aeo me message was a racial slur. . Constitution guarantees a suspect s tight to reasonable treatment by arresting police officers and prohibits the use of excessive police Force. Quot they d be going against the officers  Pugin said. Beyond that Quot the Justice in pan mint May Waul to open it up a Little wider and go in the Chain of command to see whether there was a policy of toleration Quot of police brutality throughout the los Angeles police department. Pugsley said. Separately. King could file suit in Federal court seeking monetary damages from the four police officers who beat him. Pugsley said. Jackson said wednesday s Var diff a must be actively and aggressively resisted. But it must be resisted with disciplined  a i urge people to resist a violent reaction. Because the violence would beget  Jackson said in a Telephone Interne late wednesday. A Calm Heads and disciplined people must prevail through this dark  Atlanta youths rampage to protest King verdict Atlanta up a rally called to protest the Acu Pittai of four los angers policemen in to beating of a Black Man turned violent thursday As gangs of Mack youths rampaged through downtown Atlanta. Throwing rocks breaking windows overturning cars and kitting. The state Capitol was ordered dosed. The gangs splitting off from the rally held at the Toni of Martin Luther King or. Ran through the underground Atlanta chopping and entertain agent Coan Prev turning Over carts and Flower pots and looting witnesses Repon Evl the state Capitol building and l under Etmound Atlanta were ordered closed As the violence escalated a car i a Nan to gov. Zell Miller s executive assistant was overturned near the Capitol state poke in riot gear guarded the buildup there were no immediate reports of injuries. Police and sent is deputies waived into the downtown area and locked off streets to All traffic in an Effort to gain control of the situation. Earlier at the rally. Joseph Lowery president of the Southern Christian i ukr ship conference and mayor May Nard Jackson demanded that the t Edera. Angeles acquittal. A i must be dream and this is happening in Johan nes Gove nunsent prosecute the Lois Angeles police officers who were acquitted of the heating of Mack Motorist Rodney King. An estimated 300-400 people attended the peaceful demonstration which turned violent As the rally broke up. A i am absolutely stunned. I m a Noti Sake chess that such a travesty of Justice has occurred in the United  said Lowery in a prepared statement on the los a Burg. South Africa. Quot what this jury has done is to Ghe License affirmation and encouragement to every trigger Happy brutal police officer in this country to Bnita Lue. To savagely heat Black people and expect impunity. But it just begins with Mack people and it will go on to anybody because you can t contain or restrict this kind of outlaw behaviour. This to pc of Lawless heating rust to  Quot both Lowery and Hui congressman John Lewis who represents the Atlanta area called on the Justice department and president Bush to investigate the verdict and consider Quot the of usability o prosecuting these officers Tor violating a he cml Rich to of Rodney Kurg Quot King s silence was Factor in acquittal juror says Washington api a juror in the trial of four White los Angeles policemen charged in the videotaped beating of Motorist Rodney King said the fact that he did t testify May have affected the verdict. Quot had King been Able to talk to us. The video might have been looked at differently Ted Koppel of Abc s Sig Belinc quoted the juror As saying on wednesday. Neither Side called King As a witness at the trial in California. The juror who agreed to be interviewed if not identified by name or gender said the panel s decision was influenced by All the evidence reviewed during the trial not just the videotape of the Healing of King who is Black. The juror noted that King was chased by police for More than eight Miles before he was slopped and that he did t Coit Fralc with officers. Quot Tun and again the juror told me. King Contr led the action he could have skipped it when he got out of the car. He Coull have put his hands in the air. H. A hiking have been touched Quot Koppel said. Jurors on wednesday acquitted the officers of All but one assault charge in the March 3. 1991, beating of King that was captured in grim detail by a resident s video camera. A mistrial was declared on one count. The jury a which included an asian a hispanic and no Blacks a left in a sheriffs bus without talking to reporters. The videotape broadest a t Ion wide stirred racial tensions in lavs Angeles and sparked cries of racism and police brutality around the coun try. As for the suggestion of racism the juror pointed to the presence of two other Macks in Kings car who surrendered and were not beaten. The juror said the panel looked at the tape More than 30 times slowing it Down to he Eva mind Frame by Frame when skewed Down it was Clear that Many blows did not connect the juror told Koppel. Quot i have no regrets about the ver diet the Tuioi said. Quot ill sleep Well tonight Quot