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re: LA Riots were 30 years ago today, any old timers want to explain what that was like?
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:23 pm to fallguy_1978
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:23 pm to fallguy_1978
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Watching Reginald Denny almost get beaten to death live on TV for being a white guy in the wrong place at the wrong time was pretty horrific.
c on z and Spleen still suck each other while watching this
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Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:28 pm to bosmack337
I was doing flight instructing out of John Wayne International as I was getting out of the Marines. They shut down the airspace around LA. I had to take a cross country with my student and we skirted around LA you could see smoke rising in South Central. Looked like London during the Blitz in '41.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:30 pm to bosmack337
"Can't we all just get along?"
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:31 pm to Dandy Chiggins
On the whole, black people are treated same as white people by police officers. Just are taught that police protect others from them.
True or false?
No need to answer.
Some deserve differentiated treatment. Same for some of whites.
Many do not.
First hand observations and enough of them to believe this to be true.
True or false?
No need to answer.
Some deserve differentiated treatment. Same for some of whites.
Many do not.
First hand observations and enough of them to believe this to be true.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:34 pm to bosmack337
It spread to Huntsville, Al. I know because 3 friends and I got jumped by 6 people on their way Astrophysics Class at midnight.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:40 pm to LSUtoBOOT
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George Floyd was the second coming of Rodney King.
Great summation. Take away social media, and they are even more similar. A mostly regional instead of national event.
I remember the fall after the LA riots, the TV show Different World tied the riots into their fall premiere. It was rather shocking for the time.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:42 pm to bosmack337
I just watched it on TV.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:46 pm to bosmack337
I was a junior in college. Friend of mine got a blue hat and had LAPD printed on it. He wore it to class and when anyone questioned him, he said he just wanted to show his support for Law Enforcement. In retrospect, that was quite the troll.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 6:51 pm to bosmack337
This happened in shreepote in 88
Posted on 4/30/22 at 7:54 pm to bosmack337
Posted on 4/30/22 at 7:58 pm to LSUtoBOOT
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George Floyd was the second coming of Rodney King.
The beat Rodney Kings arse. The man was down and they kept beating. There were some pissed off people but they didn’t burn the shite down until the court proceedings were over.
The George Floyd shite happened the day he died. 92 LA folks were a hell of a lot different than 2019 Minneapolis
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:01 pm to Turf Taint
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Rodney King, not a saint, was clearly roughed up good by police. The black community had complained about it and now had video proof. Yet, officers got away with it.
Right. It was sick how they beat that man. I’m sure King was a PITA but damn.
And 30 years ago, who knows. The black community probably did have a better complaint about police brutality. Whereas nowadays they have to create fake racism and pretend to be oppressed for victimhood points. Not that they were oppressed in 1992 generally either but cops were undoubtedly more heavy handed back then.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:03 pm to bosmack337
Black power means destroying the communities where the majority of blacks live and work, along with the businesses of immigrants from a country who came here to escape a civil war. This video best encapsulates the hypocrisy of those rioting.
Black Man Crying
Black Man Crying
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:06 pm to LSUtoBOOT
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George Floyd was the second coming of Rodney King.
Major difference though is those cops beat the frick out of King with batons and I couldn’t believe Kings survived it.
Whereas the cop kneeling on Floyd most certainly should have taken his knee off his neck but it’s also highly likely the cop didn’t realize Floyd was actually dying. Most people can’t talk when they can’t breathe, and criminals lie to cops all the time while being placed under arrest.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:06 pm to beulahland
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watched it live on tv
It was scary as a kid. There was no internet. You didn’t see shite like that all the time. World felt a little smaller after that.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:07 pm to SCLibertarian
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Black power means destroying everything
FIFY
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:07 pm to bosmack337
I was on the ground in LA.
What would you like to know?
Would it be at that time the LAPD officers were told to hold back.
The officers on the ground wanted to protect the citizens.
There was a struggle between Mayor Bradley and LAPD Chief Gates. These people were both stubborn and never could get along.
Gates, was old school and ran the dept to be aggressive especially in high crime areas.
He was chief for along time due to he made the feel people that mattered politically feel safe.
Mayor Bradley, wanted the department to become less aggressive.
Instead of finding a middle ground both men never seemed to work together.
What would you like to know?
Would it be at that time the LAPD officers were told to hold back.
The officers on the ground wanted to protect the citizens.
There was a struggle between Mayor Bradley and LAPD Chief Gates. These people were both stubborn and never could get along.
Gates, was old school and ran the dept to be aggressive especially in high crime areas.
He was chief for along time due to he made the feel people that mattered politically feel safe.
Mayor Bradley, wanted the department to become less aggressive.
Instead of finding a middle ground both men never seemed to work together.
This post was edited on 4/30/22 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:14 pm to bosmack337
Watching Reginald Deny beaten made me want to go postal on some thugs
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:18 pm to Basura Blanco
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. Take away social media, and they are even more similar. A mostly regional instead of national event.
Rodney King was beat by the cops. Floyd Overdosed.
Posted on 4/30/22 at 8:22 pm to johnnyrocket
Did Bradley and Gates not see the potential for a not guilty verdict or a hung jury when the case was moved to Simi Valley? Was there no anticipation for anything other than a guilty verdict?
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