On April 29, 1992 South Central Los Angeles was lit with burning chaos. Rodney King, an African American male who was yet another the victim of Los Angeles police brutality, suffered a severe injustice. Injustices against blacks were not foreign in Los Angeles, California. The difference was that this time it was caught on camera and released to the public. The four police officers who were on trial for the unnecessary beating and brute violence against King was acquitted. All hell broke loose. Arson and assault, looting and killing, extensive property damage had initially started in South Central but quickly escalated throughout the whole metropolitan area of L.A. There was no order, no morals, and no government at this point. The long going
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David Joo, a Korean American gun store owner relayed, “I want to make it clear that we didn't open fire first. At that time, four police cars were there. Somebody started to shoot at us. The LAPD ran away in half a second. I never saw such a fast escape. I was pretty disappointed." (CITATION)
In South Korea, the government enforces the young men in the country to enlist in the military for preparation in case of war. These immigrants who had this military experience had formed together their own militia on the rooftop of California Market, a local Korean grocery store in the middle of Koreatown. Carl Rhyu, who was part of the Korean immigrants' armed response said,
"If it was your own business and your own property, would you be willing to trust it to someone else? We are glad the National Guard is here. They're good backup. But when our shops were burning we called the police every five minutes; no response.”
David Joo, a Korean American gun store owner relayed, “I want to make it clear that we didn't open fire first. At that time, four police cars were there. Somebody started to shoot at us. The LAPD ran away in half a second. I never saw such a fast escape. I was pretty disappointed." (CITATION)
In South Korea, the government enforces the young men in the country to enlist in the military for preparation in case of war. These immigrants who had this military experience had formed together their own militia on the rooftop of California Market, a local Korean grocery store in the middle of Koreatown. Carl Rhyu, who was part of the Korean immigrants' armed response said,
"If it was your own business and your own property, would you be willing to trust it to someone else? We are glad the National Guard is here. They're good backup. But when our shops were burning we called the police every five minutes; no response.”