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There are a few Hacker News readers who don't know any Korean shopkeepers in LA. Could you just tell us what they think they riot was about?
by Simon_says 9y ago
There are a few Hacker News readers who don't know any Korean shopkeepers in LA. Could you just tell us what they think they riot was about?
- tomcam 9y agoNope. The affected people speak very well for themselves. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCYT9Hew9ZU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OCYT9Hew9ZU
- Simon_says 9y agoInteresting video. Thanks for sharing. I was cringing at how the gentleman was standing in the open. Find cover! However, nobody in the video answered the question of what the riots were about, except one person said that it was mostly Hispanics looting, rather than African Americans. But that's demographics, not "why".
- jsoc815 9y agoHere's another video about the situation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8LJ_fv0mo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8LJ_fv0mo I think it was Atty. Kim's project. And while I think the piece has some valid points, I think the 'conservative' political bent does the work some disservice. I watched it with a Korean friend, who actually tapped out early. Anyway, and this is key to my longer post above, Koreatown was viewed by 'politicians/the affluent' as buffer zone. As is shown in the video, the police didn't respond to the looting here-- because the hope was that the rioters would effectively tire themselves out and avoid the 'important' areas. No one really cared that rioters pillaged their own areas... There was moderate concern about Koreatown, but as it was in close proximity to the heart of the riots AND the concern of a group of political insignificance, they too were expendable. 'Divide and (keep) Conquer(ed)' is part of what social and urban planning is all about.