You are WAY wrong on this one. I married into a family that had direct experience with the riots. The Koreans were in utter shock that their friends and neighbors and customers would turn on THEM in a time of crisis. They thought they were all in this together. This event dramatically changed the alliance between Koreans and blacks in southern CA, and made Koreans all over the US more independent. And if you want proof - just watch videos on this event. Lots of footage from a helicopter pilot named Albert Tur, now named Zoey Tur who famously threatened to choke out Ben Shapiro.
edit - wow, I'm really worried that history is re-writing or forgetting this event. I watched it unfold on TV (we were scared out of our minds) and then I later married into a Korean family who were part of it. Rodney King was beaten by LA Police, and the cops pretty much got off. Blacks went absolutely ballistic over this, and some took to local damage, just burning block after block. Some (blacks) also helped ease the situation, and saved people who were got in the wrong place. This was a BIG event of my childhood and many people feared it would spread throughout the country. Koreans also came to hate the police and white people, because they sustained the most damage and our legal process did nothing to help them at the time or afterward. Call it a giant red pill for the Koreans.
You are WAY wrong on this one. I married into a family that had direct experience with the riots. The Koreans were in utter shock that their friends and neighbors and customers would turn on THEM in a time of crisis. They thought they were all in this together. This event dramatically changed the alliance between Koreans and blacks in southern CA, and made Koreans all over the US more independent. And if you want proof - just watch videos on this event. Lots of footage from a helicopter pilot named Albert Tur, now named Zoey Tur who famously threatened to choke out Ben Shapiro.
edit - wow, I'm really worried that history is re-writing or forgetting this event. I watched it unfold on TV (we were scared out of our minds) and then I later married into a Korean family who were part of it. Rodney King was beaten by LA Police, and the cops pretty much got off. Blacks went absolutely ballistic over this, and some took to local damage, just burning block after block. Some (blacks) also helped ease the situation, and saved people who were got in the wrong place. This was a BIG event of my childhood and many people feared it would spread throughout the country. Koreans also came to hate the police and white people, because they sustained the most damage and our legal process did nothing to help them at the time or afterward. Call it a giant red pill for the Koreans.
Damn