The Main Causes Of The LA Riots
The LA riots were the main theme for this week’s reading. Needless to say, it was a mortifying past for both the African Americans and the people of LA. The emotion explosion that accounted for thousands of injuries and billions of dollar worth of damage originated from the discriminatory decision of a court case. Rodney King, a middle-aged African American man, was pulled over on a highway for drunk speeding. He was brutally beaten by four police officers for no apparent reasons, and someone recorded the scene. The short clip soon hit the news, which shook the African American community and many questioned the legality of the police’s action.
The four police officers, however, were ruled not guilty. Right after the decision was made, the waiting
crowd outside of the police department was flaring up and demanding for justice. People started chanting, swearing, and even throwing objects at the law enforcement. Intertwining with the motion pictures in lecture, I was shocked but not surprise and started to understand the situation. The court rule was the straw that broke the camel back. The African Americans had been suffering for decades, and they had had enough. Their internal emotions were attached to hip hop and as it emerged in the 1970s, hip hop originated as an escape from the reality. Then in 1980s, hip hop became a reflection of their lives, an argue about the unjustice system that the community had been living in. The corrupted system was ruthlessly criticized both directly and indirectly through the lyrics. I specifically respect the line, “Brutality is like a boomerang. You throw one, and you are going to get it back.”
The four police officers, however, were ruled not guilty. Right after the decision was made, the waiting
crowd outside of the police department was flaring up and demanding for justice. People started chanting, swearing, and even throwing objects at the law enforcement. Intertwining with the motion pictures in lecture, I was shocked but not surprise and started to understand the situation. The court rule was the straw that broke the camel back. The African Americans had been suffering for decades, and they had had enough. Their internal emotions were attached to hip hop and as it emerged in the 1970s, hip hop originated as an escape from the reality. Then in 1980s, hip hop became a reflection of their lives, an argue about the unjustice system that the community had been living in. The corrupted system was ruthlessly criticized both directly and indirectly through the lyrics. I specifically respect the line, “Brutality is like a boomerang. You throw one, and you are going to get it back.”