A. riots they ultimately stemmed from the acquittal of four white Los Angeles Police Department officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King in 1991. In her novel "Twilight" Anna Deavere Smith says, "The police officers who beat Rodney King, were tried in Simi Valley, miles away from the social, economic, and racial problems in Los Angeles," and then went on to say "I began to perceive how foundly different our experience of law enforcement can be (smith1994)." In a statement, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said "Rodney King's legacy should not be the struggles and troubles of his personal life but immensely positive change his existence brought on this city and its police department (stewart)." Because of the injustice that took place changes in police hires and a focus on the police departments community relationships became a key result of the Rodney King beating, and the riots. It also evaluated the discussion of racial composition of juries and the location of trials (stewart).
As a result of the riots, they transformed conversations about race from just black and white to also Latinos, and Asian-Americans. In Smith's novel, Richard Kim describes his encounter with the riots as a "war zone" (smith 1994). The riots prompted various responses from Korean-Americans, including the formation of activist organizations such as the Association of Korean-American Victims, and increased efforts to build collaborative links with other ethnic groups. Racial tensions had been simmering underneath the surface for several years. Many African-Americans were angry toward a growing Korean merchant community in South Central Los Angeles earning a living in their communities, and felt disrespected and looked down on by many Korean merchants[ CITATION jos12 l 1033 ]. Cultural differences and a language barrier further fueled tensions in an already fragile environment.
L.A. has been the birthplace of so many riots to date that one can not hear "the L.A. riots" and know for sure which riot the speaker is referring to. This could be L.A."... "# The L.A. ... The L.A. ... Chief Clem Peoples, from the L.A. ...
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The song brings up crucial social problems such as discrimination and police brutality through verses like "a young nigga got it bad cause I'm brown", "police think they have the authority to kill a minority" and "they're scared of a nigga so they mace me to blind me". ( Goldstein) In the film, the police retaliate by threatening to arrest them if they perform that song in their cities and even the FBI tells them that they are "insulting" the law enforcement department, when they were actually just telling the truth. ... Walking down the streets of L.A., stay strapped cause n***** bu...
Many immigrants begin their own business because they are excluded from promising jobs by discrimination. ... There were riots and unhappiness when the U.S government and his family decided to return Élan to his father back home in Cuba. ... Members of specific immigrant groups suffered discrimination in employment, housing, and other areas. ...
(Dantzker,1995: p157) The funny thing about police corruption is that it can destroy the ideal goals of policing and lead to "the use of organizational power to encourage and create crime rather than to deter it" (Sherman 1978: p31) General police deviance can include brutality, discrimination, sexual harassment, intimidation, and illicit use of weapons. However it is not particularly obvious where brutality, discrimination, and misconduct end and corruption begin. ... In Los Angeles an FBI probe focusing on the L.A. ... Many of those involved had been hired when the department...