1992 Los Angeles riots
The riots
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jondabomb
The riots began the evening after the police officers involved were acquitted of all charges.
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MonarchX
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Street gangs used the riots as a chance to settle scores; businesses were targeted whether or not they were owned by African Americans.
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eddieN
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When I was deployed to Los Angeles, we saw immediately that the poor areas were not patrolled by the Local Police forces. The wealthy areas had 'security' personnel that were 'lookin' for a fight. I vividly remember patrolling at 7th and Hoover streets,,supposedly one of the roughest, poor areas of SouthWest Los Angeles where gangs where reportedly 'fighting for control' there were numerous homeless people who were just looking for something to eat and a place to sleep. It was an experience of 'contradictions' Very Wealthy/Very Poor and desperate.
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