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The Los Angeles riots in 1992 did not stem from the beating of Rodney King but stemmed from a much larger problem. Individuals were frustrated with being placed in a social hierarchy based on the color of their skin. The beating of Rodney King was the "cherry on top" for the bottled up frustration people felt. In the United States, there is a social hierarchy, and the judicial system works differently depending on where the individual is placed within the hierarchy. The riots were a non-constructive

“April 26th, 1992, there was a riot on the streets, tell me where were you!? You were sittin' home watchin' your TV, while I was paticipatin' in some anarchy,” these are the lyrics Sublime uses in their song ‘April 26, 1992’ to describe what happened during the Los Angeles Riots of 1992. “First spot we hit it was my liquor store. I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford. With red lights flashin' time to retire, And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire,” people ,running through

In this essay, I will be proposing a suitable research method to identify the causes of the 2011 London Riots that took place between the 6th August and the 10th August, which resulted in lawlessness – chaos, looting, arson, attacks, etc. My aim is to determine why the riots happened, so that such violence can be prevented in the future. I will do this using scientific methodology and choose the most appropriate method for my research. Firstly, a summary of the Experimental Method. It originates

First, Gattis displays the idea of how racism can plague a society to a terminus degree through the initial case of Rodney King. All Involved is set in 1992, based on the incident of Rodney King, and the rioting and uproar of Los Angeles that lasted for six days after. The book weaves multiple different perspective of people with different views on the riots. Gang members, nurses, firefighters, the homeless, etc., tell their story as they have seen it. Nonetheless, Rodney King was said to have been

Yola Halpert Professor Ottina CRJ 102: Intro to Policing May 5, 2016 The Watts Riots The Watts Riots erupted on the backdrop of simmering racial tensions in the United States. There were many varied long term causes for the eruption of the riot that rocked Watts and the surrounding areas, but the immediate cause of the riot was routine police work - police responding to a call of a concerned citizen worried about a man driving his car erratically. The Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, was predominantly

sense, civil unrest often leads to violent unrest. Los Angeles Riots On March 3, 1991, Rodney King, an African American taxi driver on parole for a robbery conviction, led two California Highway Patrol Officers, Tim and Melanie Singer (husband and wife) on a high speed chase on the freeway in Los Angeles, California. He had been drinking King refused to pull over and reached high speeds. He later said that this was because he didn’t want to get in trouble for violating his parole. During the

We are fools to think racism is something of the past. Racism is very much alive in this century as it was in the last century. The Rodney King trial and verdict will forever be identified as a moment in recent history that outraged the diverse residents of Los Angeles County and the rest of America. Not only did it expose the police brutality African Americans endure, but it showed the discrimination of a jury mostly made of white people. My family lived in Los Angeles during the late 80’s and into

The 1992 Los Angeles Riots Los Angeles today is widely known for its urban and constantly changing culture, but 25 years ago, people throughout the nation were watching the riots and destruction of the city. In 1992, Los Angeles was a place of chaos and massive rioting so large that people feared even going into the city. These rebels against society were fighting for five days straight, causing a disturbance so large that $1.3 billion dollars in damages left the city a burning mess. The rioters

The Los Angeles Riots Argumentative Essay How did the Los Angeles Riots help bring a change to the community and to the LAPD? Rodney King was an African American motorist who inspired positive police reforms after he was brutally beaten by four members of the LAPD. Rodney King had an impact on the lives of everyone. He was an inspiration to most of the black African Americans. He was their voice. The Los Angeles Riots were the second riots to happen after the Watts Riots. The L.A Riots took place

caught King was pulled from the vehicle and brutally beaten by a multitude of LAPD officers. The entire incident was caught on tape by an amateur cameraman George Holiday (“Rodney”, n.d.). The officers in question were all charged by the state of California with excessive force by a police officer and assault with a deadly weapon. During the trial Koon reported that the beating the King suffered was justifiable due to the officers believing that King was on PCP (“Key”, n.d.) Therefore, due to Koon’s