Don t mess with the rooftopkoreans one man tweeted.
Roof koreans la riots korean.
The 1992 los angeles riots sometimes called the 1992 los angeles uprising were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in los angeles county in april and may 1992.
The dramatic pictures show korean americans taking up arms during the 1992 los angeles uprising when riots and looting erupted after four white los angeles police department officers were acquitted in the brutal beating black motorist rodney king.
The nearly weeklong widespread rioting killed more than 50 people injured more than 1 000 people and caused approximately 1 billion in damage about half of which was sustained by korean owned.
Well here s a great example.
The police were no where to be found m.
In the years following their arrival the koreans would go on to own a significant part of the independent retail sector in the city the korean community in la refer to the riots as four two nine or sa i gu in korean.
This is in reference to april 29 the date the rioting began.
The roof koreans were spontaneous self defense forces organized by the korean community of los angeles primarily centered in koreatown in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the los angeles riots of 1992.
People ask why in a modern civilized society do private citizens need to own firearms.
He clearly holds no smug satisfaction about the symbolism of self defense.
He very likely was present and very likely helped in the defense of his parents shop not i don t think he s the famous rooftop korean in the red polo.
Guys kenneth lee was 16 during the la riots.
