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>The act was last invoked in 1992 to quell the Los Angeles riots after the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King, a black man S

>The act was last invoked in 1992 to quell the Los Angeles riots after the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King, a black man So history is repeating itself?

masonic 6y ago
No, 1992 was the combined weight of genuine systemic racism in policing combined with the de facto jury nullification by an artificially selected venue and favorable jury pool. When injustice is systemic and protected, there is no hope of change. That's not the general case anymore. This case is a freak accident. The method to subdue isn't obviously racially motivated and historically is applied without regard to race. Why nobody in supervision acted after 44 uses resulted in loss of conciousness is the mystery; the 45th turned out fatal. But I don't think this officer is getting any kid glove treatment like Simi Valley provided. Ultimately, the Bush (41) DOJ successfully prosecuted Koon and Powell on Federal civil rights charges. Justice was delayed but not wholly denied.
pjc50 6y ago
It's a continuous line from slavery to the KKK to MLK to Rodney King to the present day.
- gremlinsinc 6y ago
  Don't forget the Tulsa bombing aka the Bombing of "Black Wallstreet". I only recently learned of this and was floored.
  - m-p-3 6y ago
    I'm not a US citizen, I wasn't aware the Tulsa bombing happened, I thought this was only a fictional event that happened at the beginning of the Watchmen TV series. That's horrifying..
    - gremlinsinc 6y ago
      yeah it was pretty damn horrible. We've done some crazy shit to our own people, and those who aren't...and probably more human rights violations from USA and Colonists than all other countries combined. I mean Columbus murdered like 5-10 million native americans alone and sold countless young girls and others as slaves... Hell the whole world could probably end systemic racism if they helped USA (a big culture leader) do it first.
- ncmncm 6y ago
  Few know that Andrew Johnson pardoned the conspirators responsible for killing Lincoln. Then, set about rescinding reparations to freed slaves. We still live with the consequences.
  - agapon 6y ago
    Your source? https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/conspirators-court-martialed-for-plotting-to-kill-lincoln-grant-and-andrew-johnson https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/conspirators-cou...
  - linksnapzz 6y ago
    He pardoned the ones who weren't hanged; those that were sent to the Dry Tortugas (west of Key West) to build Ft.Jefferson as convict labor. Setting aside of course, the many irregularities involved in the conviction of the conspirators.

>The act was last invoked in 1992 to quell the Los Angeles riots after the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King, a black man So history is repeating itself?

masonic 6y ago

No, 1992 was the combined weight of genuine systemic racism in policing combined with the de facto jury nullification by an artificially selected venue and favorable jury pool. When injustice is systemic and protected, there is no hope of change. That's not the general case anymore. This case is a freak accident. The method to subdue isn't obviously racially motivated and historically is applied without regard to race. Why nobody in supervision acted after 44 uses resulted in loss of conciousness is the mystery; the 45th turned out fatal. But I don't think this officer is getting any kid glove treatment like Simi Valley provided. Ultimately, the Bush (41) DOJ successfully prosecuted Koon and Powell on Federal civil rights charges. Justice was delayed but not wholly denied.

pjc50 6y ago

It's a continuous line from slavery to the KKK to MLK to Rodney King to the present day.

gremlinsinc 6y ago
Don't forget the Tulsa bombing aka the Bombing of "Black Wallstreet". I only recently learned of this and was floored.
- m-p-3 6y ago
  I'm not a US citizen, I wasn't aware the Tulsa bombing happened, I thought this was only a fictional event that happened at the beginning of the Watchmen TV series. That's horrifying..
  - gremlinsinc 6y ago
    yeah it was pretty damn horrible. We've done some crazy shit to our own people, and those who aren't...and probably more human rights violations from USA and Colonists than all other countries combined. I mean Columbus murdered like 5-10 million native americans alone and sold countless young girls and others as slaves... Hell the whole world could probably end systemic racism if they helped USA (a big culture leader) do it first.
ncmncm 6y ago
Few know that Andrew Johnson pardoned the conspirators responsible for killing Lincoln. Then, set about rescinding reparations to freed slaves. We still live with the consequences.
- agapon 6y ago
  Your source? https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/conspirators-court-martialed-for-plotting-to-kill-lincoln-grant-and-andrew-johnson https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/conspirators-cou...
- linksnapzz 6y ago
  He pardoned the ones who weren't hanged; those that were sent to the Dry Tortugas (west of Key West) to build Ft.Jefferson as convict labor. Setting aside of course, the many irregularities involved in the conviction of the conspirators.