re: #81 sagehen

LA didn’t erupt in flames because of the beating; it was because a jury chose to ignore clear evidence.

Yes…but the situation had been building for years. I lived there at the time, and entire areas of Southern California were no-go zones if you were black.

Dead effing serious. There were malls you could not go to. Beaches. You name it.

Then, you had the LAPD CAMP raids every week that used “carpets up and walls down” methods to destroy every house they went into on the pretext of looking for drugs.

One infamous incident that made local news was when the LAPD went into an apartment complex and destroyed every unit. Sledgehammers through the walls, through TV sets, through fish tanks and all the doors busted in.

All the clothing in every apt was taken out and doused with bleach to destroy it.

No drugs or suspects found…and the Red Cross had to be called to provide emergency clothing and lodging for the victims.

This is the attitude that led to the riots.