citizen journalism

Rodney King incident:

Born in Sacramento, California, on April, 1965, Rodney King was caught by the Los Angeles police after a high speed chase on March 3rd, 1991. The officers claimed he was taking illegal substances however later was confirmed that he was on no form of drugs. The officers pulled him out of the car and beat him brutally whilst a citizen near by (George Holliday) caught the beating all on videotape.  

The four L.A.P.D. officers involved were indicted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and excessive use of force by a police officer. 

The significance of the Rodney King incident influenced the way which citizens look upon at the police and changed peoples opinions based on them. Citizens thought they were less safe due to the fact that if they cannot even trust the police to rescue them, then who can they trust? 

7/7 bombings: 

The 7th July 2005 bombings (also known as the 7/7 bombings) took place in London as a series of coordinated suicide attacks were used to target civilians using the public transport system during the morning rush hour. The attack killed 52 civilians and over 700 more were injured during this suicide attack. At 8:50am, three bombs were detonated on board London Underground trains fifty seconds apart from one another.