L.A - 1992


In late April and early May 1992, Los Angeles was going through riots caused by a jury composed almost entirely of whites acquitted the four police officers who appeared on recordings taken while those same police officers appeared giving a beating to A black taxi driver named Rodney King, King ran away from the police.

Thousands of people in Los Angeles, California, mainly young African-Americans and Latinos, joined in what was frequently presented as a racial and ethnic disturbance, carrying out acts of illegals such as robbery, arson and homicides. In total, between 50 and 60 people died during the riots. and there were 2000 injured.



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