European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday. May 1. 1992 the stars Ano stripes b Page 3justice department plans to probe King Case for civil rights violations by Bob Deass  Washington the Justice de tit Nunt said wednesday it would investigate the Case of four current and former los Angeles police officers acquitted of assault charges in last year s videotaped heating of a Black Motorist to determine whether civil rights Lams Mere violated. The department has been monitoring the Case and civil rights lawyers Mill now review it in cooperation with the . Attorneys office for the Central District of California a to determine what if arts action May be warranted under Federal civil rights Laws Quot said John r. Dunne. U s h attorney general for civil  acquitted in a statement. The Rev. Jesse Jackson said in an interview that a the Justice department must step in. This is a National climate that must be addressed by the president and the Justice  per deut Bush was scheduled to travel to Gol alms thursday morning to address the Ohio association of Broad Caa Ewtice department spokespersons de died to Spur note on whether wednesdays verdict might have been influenced Fay racial motivations or to what Artenns. If any the department met consider m the Case. A we can litigate or we can decline to litigate. Its that simple a spokeswoman said. The Justice department maintains a Battery of hundreds of div rights attorneys who review and hts Gale a Broad targe of Al aged violations of Federal civil Fwuan gum Kiuon 1m Nigga Alf Ubon Wanna Dell  Wolf Porfiri testify. Was cud. Prov Souriy he us Rind Tor Fie  at tie Kansas Gay sub Urti of Shawnee and Fie Kansas City. Kan. I Yum. Noon my pm i King was he Stul King Ami a stung we. Koon. 41. Lest fied w vie a Nal at knee in heaping aim Lapo pareoes and farang Koon yen up ii Southern Ca Myrma and screed in tie a Force. He has a masters degree a i can anal Juskie ares a masters m put Etc Anne year tvs suspension. He Brake rams Dongi Hamd Flome. T just Mouife _ out  he grew up i a Lagoon. N base no is one Quarter tsp arc. In 1987. Be Ponce Depa Mere suspended Fri Sentar 66 Days Over a8aganons he roughed up a hand cubed suspect. Chiseno  a Price Nury mat he had gotten a King. I  being roae cad by a Man he Mought was on thugs. Sent a oomph or ewes age about a Waitr 1 was a Duj out of Annas n tie int h hts trial. Donel dried to is a Aoril Stur. Cases and wiring rights infringe Brett the Case raises a number of questions Rorr Ruhm potential civil rights Viola Lions said Robert pug Day professor at South Westera University school of Law in los Angeles. Quot Justice officials could find cause for example to bring criminal charges in Federal Conn against the four police officers who beat Motorist Rodney King. The us Constitution guarantees a suspect s right to reasonable treat Nant by arresting police officers and pro Lubits the use of cd Cestive Ponce Force. A they a be going against the officers  pug Sicy Aid. Beyond that a the Justice department May Grant to open it up a a talc wider and go up the Chain of command to see whether there Mas a policy of toleration throughout the los pug Day of police brutality Angeles police department said. S separately. King could file suit in Federal court seeking monetary damages from the four police officers mho beat Jackson said wednesday s verdict a must be actively and aggressively resisted. But it must be resisted with disciplined  a i urge people to resist a violent re action because the violence would beget  Jackson said in a Telephone Quot interview late wednesday. A Cairn Heads and  people must prevail through this dark night Quot Atlanta youths rampage to protest King verdict Atlanta up a rally called to protest the acquittal of four los Angeles police men in the beating of a Black Man turned violent thursday As gangs of Mack youths rampaged through downtown Atlanta throwing rocks breaking windows overturning cars and looting. The state capital was of tired dosed. The gangs Spir iting off from the rally held at the Tomb of mama Luther King or. Ran through the underground Atlanta the ppm and entertainment Complex turning Over carts and Flower pots and Lou Ltd amp witnesses reported the slate Capitol building and underground Atlanta were ordered closed As the violence escalated a car Belay Ghag to gov. Zell Miller s executive Tir meant was overturned near the cd Mil sgt of police in riot gear  there were no immediate reports of injuries. Police and sheriff s deputies moved into the downtown area and off streets to All traffic in an Effort to Gam control of the situation earlier at the Ray. Joseph Lowery president of the Southern Christian leadership conference and mayor Maynard Jackson demanded that the federa. Government prosecute the los Angelo police officers who Mere acquitted of the beating of Mack Motorist Rodney King an estimated 500-400 people attended the peaceful demonstration which turned violent As  broke up. A am absolutely stunned. I m almost speechless that Sudi a travesty of Justice has occurred in the United  said Lowery in a prepared statement on the los Angeles acquittal a i must be dreaming. And this is happening in Johannesburg South Africa. A what this jury has done is to give License affirmation and encouragement to every trigger Happy brutal police officer in this country to Brut Ahre. To savagely beat Mack people and expect impunity but it just begins with Black people and it Mill go on to anybody because you can t contain or restrict this kind of outlaw behaviour. This Type of Lawless beating just a Macks both Low cry and Liaci , John Lewis mho represents the Atlanta area called on the Justice department and president Bash to investigate the verdict and consider Ibe pits Jilin i. Prosecuting these officers for violating the it i a Huv of r Sinev King s silence was Factor in acquittal juror says Washington apr a 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. A had King been Able to talk to us the video might have been looked at  Ted Koppel of abcs sign Bhate quoted the juror As saying on w wednesday. Neither Side called King As a witness at the Inal in California. The Piror who agreed to be interviewed if not identified by name or gender of the panel s decision m As influenced by All the evidence reviewed during the trial not just the videotape of the beating of King who is Mack the juror noted that King Mas chased by police for More than eight Miles before he Mas stopped and that he did i cooperate Mith a fakers Quot time and again the Luar u4<j me. King controlled the action. He could have of pc it in Hen he got out of the cat. He a it us have Pul to Kinh in Ibe  f. In i Kin t  been touched Quot Koppel Sawl. Jurors on cd Neslav acquitted the officers of All but one assault charge m the March 3. 1991. Healing of King that was captured in Gnu 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 she nuts bus without talking to re porters the videotape broadcast a Tiou mide. Stirred racial tensions in Law Angeles and sparked cries id racism and police brutality around the Cousin. As for the suggestion of racism the juror pointed to the presence of two other Macks in King s car who surrendered and were not beaten the juror said the panel looked at the tape More than 30 times Slowig it Down to be examined Frame by Frame Kihen slowed Dawn it was dear that Many blows did not connect the juror told Koppel Quot i have no regrets about the verdict. The Joor Mhz i ii sleep Well to Nash