Unless you live in a hole in the ground 500 miles below the Earth’s surface, you’ll know it’s the 13th Anniversary of the Los Angeles Riots.
Sparked by Rodney King’s trial outcome (four cops acquitted of beating the shit out of him), the riots raged through South Central, Central, South, and Mid-Central Los Angeles.
Some of the best rioting action ever came from it, and we should all honor it’s ridiculousness.
Video coverage and so much more from the L.A. Times
Washington Post fondly remembers
Lessons in Command and Control from the military
See how LA’s style compares to other riot styles
See how L.A. compares to other riot styles
April 29, 2005
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