The roof koreans were spontaneous self defense forces organized by the korean community of los angeles primarily centered in koreatown in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the los angeles riots of 1992.
Roof koreans la riots korean.
People ask why in a modern civilized society do private citizens need to own firearms.
The roof koreans were spontaneous self defense forces organized by the korean community of los angeles primarily centered in koreatown in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the los angeles riots of 1992.
Guys kenneth lee was 16 during the la riots.
Don t mess with the rooftopkoreans one man tweeted.
Armed civilians notably from korean american communities defending property from rioters and looters.
The dramatic pictures show korean americans taking up arms during the 1992 los angeles uprising when riots and looting erupted after four white los angeles police department officers were acquitted in the brutal beating black motorist rodney king.
This is in reference to april 29 the date the rioting began.
He very likely was present and very likely helped in the defense of his parents shop not i don t think he s the famous rooftop korean in the red polo.
Well here s a great example.
In the years following their arrival the koreans would go on to own a significant part of the independent retail sector in the city the korean community in la refer to the riots as four two nine or sa i gu in korean.
He clearly holds no smug satisfaction about the symbolism of self defense.
The rooftop korean memes may apply to the latter but not so much to the story of a man like bob kim a koreatown optometrist who lived through the 1992 riots while holding a rifle and now must do it again.
