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"SO IT CAN BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE."
Two niggers on motorcycles with walkie-talkies
Near 5900 South Avalon.
In the Watts area, '52 Chevrolet, white, -
- with four male niggers having a sawn-off rifle.
Shut off the looted store area.
Four male niggers in a '52 Chevy, white, with sawn-off rifles.
Watts area.
All Hollenbeck units, beware of Molotov cocktails.
AUGUST 1965 WATTS DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES
This is where it started. It was here that the fuse was lit.
It started with the arrest of white officers -
- by two young negroes.
One for drunk driving, the other was his brother and passenger.
Their mother, who lives nearby, came to the scene.
There was a quarrel and a fight.
At that time a herd of several hundred Negroes had gathered, -
- and the story of police violence spread rapidly through the local community.
In a church up the street in that direction -
- Negro leaders sought to quell the violence, but were rejected.
At the busy intersection down there, cars were overturned and set on fire, -
- and a TV technician -
- was pulled out of his car and nearly beaten to death.
They were the most extensive and destructive -
racial riots in American history.
The fire and the plunder, the shooting and the violence, -
- continued for almost a week.
Thirty-four people were killed, all but five of them were Negroes.
Police Chief Parker described the Los Angeles riots as "monkeys at the zoo."
And Negro leaders have more than once called for his firing.
Where did it go wrong when this situation arose?
In the city, county or schools?
I think the difficulty with the question is, -
- that we try to find someone to blame other than the people themselves.
WILLIAM PARKER POLICE CHIEF.
It is a dangerous move, for it sanctifies their actions.
Every offense against the people who started it, -
- nothing has been done to resolve.
The only thing that was done, -
- was that massive forces were deployed to defeat the obvious battles.
How has it affected you?
I'm just tired of whites having to cost around with me.
Cost around with you? How bad? In which way?
You are stopped on the street, kicked in, -
- is taken to the police station, gets kicked out.
They're stopping people on the street now,
- but they did not when this started.
But I'm not talking about now. They've been doing it for a long time.
During the whole incident -
- we have been constantly reminded to "respect law and order."
TOM NEWSOME CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY .
And more specifically, they mean "respect for law enforcement."
To really understand the people's problems -
- one must understand, -
- what law enforcement has meant to them for a hundred years.
We're talking about the white man's law enforcement responsible for, -
that many of their parents were chased out of the South under some pretext.
Under the conditions -
- can one understand that people will not respect -
the law and the men who enforce it.
What would make it better? What can stop all the riots?
I never think it will stop.
Never?
It may not be like this, but it will not stop.
I do not think.
The McCone Commission sought to answer questions about Watts.
Can it happen again?
"The situation is so serious and explosive ," the Commission said.
"unless controlled, the August riots may -
- just be a prelude to what may explode one day in the future. "
How does it benefit our nation that we can put a man on the moon, -
- but does not cure the disease in our cities?
This is Bill Stout for CBS Reports in Los Angeles.
Good evening.
Out of the ashes of this society -
- I think there will be an opportunity to build a better society, -
in terms of financial security, better housing conditions, better schools,
- and to deal with the problem of the police, -
- so Los Angeles can become a model city for the whole country.
Thomas Bradley was sworn in today as Mayor of Los Angeles, -
- the largest city in the country ever with a black mayor.
Bradley is a former police officer and the son of a Texas tenant.
Tonight is not just a victory for Tom Bradley, -
- but a victory for progress, a victory for our children.
Thank you.
Daryl Gates had spent 28 years working his way to the top.
He was Police Chief Parker's driver and bodyguard, his heir.
I want to make my mark on this organization.
This is going to be a Daryl Gates department.
The blacks and progressives have become extremely critical, -
- and accuses LA police of excessive use of force.
Daryl Gates is to blame for a dangerous polarization.
Many Americans think of Hollywood when they think of Los Angeles.
But Los Angeles is also the gateway -
- for America's new immigrants from Asia and Latin America.
- By the United States. - By the United States.
In the last 15 years -
- more than two million immigrants from all over the world have flocked to the city.
Many of the city's new small businesses -
is the American dream of foreigners .
Our city is an amazing ethnic and cultural mosaic.
We have created a sense of identity based on shared values ​​and future.
With the late dr. Martin Luther King's words:
"I am honored to stand here today" -
- and see so many faces with different colors, -
- which mixes like the water of a river.
"However, I see only one face, the face of the future."
Not.
Me, to, tre.
PRESIDENT GEORGE HW BUSH SPEAKS TO THE NATION
AT THE END OF OPERATION DESERT STORM
I'm glad to tell you that at midnight tonight, -
will the United States and the coalition forces -
- suspend offensive combat operations.
It is not time for euphoria and certainly not for triumph.
But it's time to be proud of our troops, our nation -
and the people whose strength and courage made the victory quick, decisive, and just.
MARCH 1991
HOLLYWOODS WELCOME HOME DESERT STORM PARADE.
The latest Gallup poll shows that people in the US -
- is positive about their country and president -
- after the Allied victory in the Gulf. 66% of respondents say ...
From next Friday -
- citizens of LA must drink, bathe in and consume 10 percent less water.
Mayor Bradley signed the water protection measure today.
KFI News ...
The economy is not looking too good.
In fact, they keep saying, -
- that recession is the only thing that prevents inflation.
14 degrees.
Fullerton, cloudy, 16 degrees. Long Beach, partly cloudy, 15 degrees.
And Lancaster, partly cloudy, 18 degrees here on KFI AM 640.
Joe Crummy from Laguna ...
We are heading south on Paxton, about 80km per hour.
There appear to be three black men in the car.
It's a white Hyundai, I think.
Follow me, 23. We're heading south on Foothill from Van Nuys.
The car stopped at the light but did not stop for the police car.
Unit 23, we follow the unit.
We're at Fullerton and Van Nuys, heading north.
- Did you get it? - To the east.
MARCH 5, 1991
An unusual turn -
- in a case of alleged racial police violence in Los Angeles.
Neither the police nor the suspect -
- knew that a private camera had recorded the scene.
It started as a car chase and ended early Sunday morning, -
when the motorist, a black man, is brutally beaten and kicked.
The victim was hit 56 times and broke several bones.
Sixty-six times.
It saw the American public on the video.
George Holliday lives across the street.
He had his camcorder in front -
- and filmed what happened when the suspect was arrested.
I found my camera and looked across the street, -
- and I saw what happened.
The suspect has been identified as Rodney Glen King.
King, who is married and has two stepchildren, -
- was released on parole following a prison sentence for armed robbery.
His wife says it's not an excuse for what happened.
It was a traffic violation.
Why did they not just arrest him and give him a fine?
Why would they beat him like that?
Doctors said he suffered a concussion.
One of his eye sockets was powdered.
The blows to his face had pushed his cheekbones so far in,
- that it would require reconstructive surgery.
From what I've seen, none of the prisoners of war were
from the US forces, taken by Saddam Hussein, -
- who came back so beaten.
Los Angeles police say the incident was not racist,
- but it does not buy the black population.
About 300 members of the NAACP marched today at the police headquarters.
It is a deviation.
It's something that should never have happened.
We had all the procedures in place to keep that from happening.
DARYL GATES LA POLITICHEF.
Procedures failed due to human error.
The ACLU said they receive about 55 calls a week -
- from people who claim to have experienced police violence.
The incident early Sunday morning is not an isolated incident.
The difference this time is that we have the proof.
FROM GEORGE HOLLIDAY Mar. 31,991th
MEN'S PRISON DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
RODNEY KING 25 YEARS OLD.
What happened to the sound?
Do you know how many times you were beaten with a stick?
- What do you remember about it after ... - Several times.
Several times.
And then stepped on and kicked.
- Take your ... - Lift up the shirt.
- There's something ... - Like this?
Can you see it?
Where does it come from?
It's from some kind of appliance they used.
They shocked me.
They think that was really fun.
What makes you say they found it funny?
Because they let it sit in me for so long.
As if they had a toy that they wanted to see how worked.
What did the officers say to you?
Used the derogatory, racist remarks?
Hate do you mean? What racist remarks?
Did they make any racist comments?
Racist? No. I ... I did not hear anyone.
You can cut it out of the ribbon if you want, -
- but Rod's family has made it very clear, -
- that they do not want to turn this into a racist campaign.
Sir. King will not make it, -
- as if they only did it because he's black.
It could have been a coincidence, -
and officers may have had personal motives, -
- which we still do not know.
But that does not seem to be the case at present.
What do we have, Larry?
RODNEY KING WAS RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGE
As you know, the district attorney's office has -
- investigated the violence against Rodney King.
CRIMINAL COURT.
And today I announce that charges have been filed -
- against four LA police officers for their role in the violence against Mr King.
IRA REINER LOS ANGELES DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
LAPD officers Laurence Powell, Timothy Wind,
Theodore Briseno and Sergeant Stacey Koon -
- has been charged with assault with a lethal weapon -
and for excessive use of force in a position of authority.
Officers Powell and Wind and Sergeant Koon -
- is also charged with causing serious bodily injury,
- in the brutal attack that has now been seen by millions.
According to California law -
- these crimes can be punished with up to seven years in prison.
Superintendent Koon and Officer Powell are also charged with filing false reports.
All four officers reported themselves this morning at the district attorney's office.
They have been arrested, have had their fingerprints taken and have been photographed.
- Thank you. - Any recommendations on bail?
This is World News Tonight with Peter Jennings.
Tonight in Washington with Deputy Ted Koppel.
Good evening.
The evidence is new, it's dramatic, -
and it's devastating to the Los Angeles police officers, -
- who was involved in the violence against a black motorist on 3 March.
One of the two officers who swung the police stick that night,
- forwarded a message after the arrest to another car, saying:
"It sounds almost as exciting as our last call.
It was like Gorillas in the Mist. "
One of the officers involved in the violence said:
"I haven't beaten anyone that bad in a long time."
Another joked and said, "I'm sure the creep didn't deserve it."
Mayor Tom Bradley said the transcript -
raises several questions about the police.
I think it's devastating -
- for the reputation of the city and especially for the police.
It's very clear that some, not all, but some of the officers -
is out of control, -
and in the end they must be willing to -
- to scrutinize police leadership.
- Gates must go. - Now.
LOS ANGELES RÅDHUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
- Gates must go. - Now.
Sir. Mr President, I think we are all shocked by what has happened.
ZEV YAROSLAVSKY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
And I can not imagine that the chief of police or others in the city -
- will tolerate the conversations that took place,
- both electronically and in fact in the Foothill department that night.
Blacks are not animals.
They are not creeps.
They are not monkeys.
They are not gorillas, any more than we are.
They are human beings.
The first step towards abuse in any form -
- is to degrade them as human beings.
And when I read the transcripts of the conversations, I was horrified.
But the ability to speak freely in racist terminology -
indicates a level of tolerance for such conversations, -
which is unacceptable under any standard of decency.
Firstly -
is a department that this council has supported over and over again.
It's a police department that has supported you all, -
- so you need to know.
If you do not take the magazine by the mouth on behalf of the men and women -
from the Los Angeles police who have served people in this city,
if you do not do so at this crucial time in our history,
- then get in a police department, -
- which will not be as you want, -
- the kind the people deserve.
- Hr. Woo. - I didn't.
Did you mean it as a threat?
MICHAEL WOO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
In other words, if I or other members of the City Council -
- criticizes you or the department, -
- do you say then that you will -
- withdraw the support of these anti-crime services in rural areas?
That's the most insulting thing,
I've heard the council all my time here,
- and I've been here much longer than you've been alive.
Definitely not.
This is a professional organization. What do you think we are?
He pushed me up against the wall and started choking me.
I could not breathe.
Then he tried to kick me in the testicles.
He threw me aside and said, "Get out of here."
Such is LAPD.
PUBLIC FORUMS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF POLICE VIOLENCE
We found one case where a dog attacked and bit a 16-year-old girl in the chest.
The dogs are large and aggressive.
They can peel flesh and muscles from the body, they can peel blood vessels out, -
- and sometimes they break bones.
The police are sending conflicting messages to our children.
They are in our schools every day.
And yet our children watch them on TV, beating a man like a dog.
The police are trained to -
- first to perceive blacks as criminals and then as citizens.
But before you leave South Central, -
- you must understand that verbal abuse takes place here day and night.
"Get out of the car, nigger. Take your position, nigger.
Sit on the curb, nigger. Lie down with your face to the ground, nigger. "
That is what we are experiencing.
And when we talk about it, -
- they say as the first: "Why do they become so troublesome?"
Why should we not be troublesome?
People talk about taking it to the streets, -
- and we'm not just talking about marching.
Another widely publicized incident was filmed on video in Los Angeles.
MARCH 16, 1991
This blurred video from a security camera -
- shows the last moments of Latasha Harlins' life.
Store Owner Soon Yes You thought 15-year-old Latasha Harlins -
- wanted to steal orange juice.
She had the money in her hand. You could see the money in the video.
MICHAEL BOSTIC LAPD CHIEF POLICE INSPECTOR.
And the suspect grabbed the backpack, -
which led to a hand-to-hand fight over the backpack.
And when the victim turned to go away from the place, -
- the suspect pulled out a weapon and shot the victim in the back of the head.
Girl, 15, shot dead over orange juice.
Video shows teenager being shot after fight.
The girl killed did not steal juice, police say.
Latasha was an honorary student who received top marks.
She got pocket money every week so she didn’t have to steal orange juice.
The store employee, a Korean woman, is now in jail.
The black community is furious about the killing.
The NAACP demands that the store employee be charged with murder.
We want justice. Stop killing our children.
The case has become a symbol of tension -
between two large groups in this city ​​with different ethnicities, -
African Americans and Koreans,
- there have been successful merchants in many of the poorest black neighborhoods.
As many as 300,000 Koreans live in Los Angeles, -
- many of them in an area known as Koreatown.
Some blacks perceive the Koreans -
- as a merchant class that exploits the black society.
Why not open a market that we can use for our family?
Go back to Korea.
We are deeply concerned that this incident ...
CLOSED DUE TO MURDER AND LACK OF RESPECT FOR BLACK -
- can be detrimental to the positive efforts between the two communities.
EDWARD CHANG THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN BLACK AND KOREAN.
To strengthen the bonds between us -
- we want to participate actively with the African American community -
- to develop measures to prevent further tragedies.
Black-Korean peace is described as "very fragile."
A RULING HAS BEEN REACHED IN THE LATASHA HARLINS MURDER CASE
Miss Shepherd, will you please give the bailiff the verdict?
Not.
Will the court please read out the verdict?
Court title and reason.
We, the jury, in the above action, -
- finds accused, Soon Ja Du, guilty of manslaughter, -
which is a serious crime in violation of section 192A of the Criminal Code .
A minor offense to that charge cannot guarantee a re-submission.
THE JURY FINDS SOON YES YOU ARE GUILTY IN MAND KILLING
THE RECOMMENDED PRISON IS 16 YEARS OLD
Now is the time to let the wounds heal.
It's not time for rhetoric ...
JOYCE KARLIN LOS ANGELES SUPREME COURT JUDGE
which serves no purpose other than to breathe into the fire.
Like throwing gasoline on a fire that is already burning.
It is my belief that Ms. You -
does not pose a danger to society and that she will not break the law again.
I know a criminal when I see one.
I know someone who poses a danger to society when I see one.
When I do not, I treat that person as something other than that.
JUDGE KARLIN REDUCES THE JUDGMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, A SMALL FINE ...
AND NO PRISON TIME
Koreans who killed a black teenager receive a suspended sentence.
She escaped murder well.
I hope damn, hell breaks out among the blacks.
I was hoping someone would respond to a child's death.
And that they would see this madness as it really is.
You can kill a child ...
Blacks are again being treated unfairly by ... -
- and go free and stay on the street.
Remove the cameras!
Since we no longer pick cotton and harvest sugar cane, -
- is our life worth nothing?
- Richard. - Remove the camera.
Richard.
One can kill a black man in front of a camera and eyewitnesses, -
- and here we see what happens.
Richard, hold on.
Move!
- Richard. - Move.
Get him in the elevator.
Close the door.
Unfortunately, a judge who has probably never been here ...
MAXINE WATERS KONGRESKVINDE
a judge who probably knows very little about this community ...
BETHEL AME CHURCH
a judge has ruled that that life was not worth enough.
Latasha was killed, our family was killed.
Racism, it's not the Koreans who are killing her.
Racism is the justice system that allows her to kill her.
We have to show Los Angeles that we are not letting go.
And we are committed to saving our people.
DANNY BAKEWELL CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION.
And we are ready for civil disobedience.
THE DEMONSTRATORS DEMAND THAT THE JUDGE BEEN FIRED
THE CLAIM IS REJECTED
AND THE JUDGMENT IS CONFIRMED
Judge Bernard Kamins surprised the spectators, -
when he changed his mind and announced that he would change the venue -
- in the case of the four police officers -
- charged with assault on motorist Rodney King.
Change of venue depends on whether we can find jurors, -
- and I'm worried about whether we can find impartial jurors.
Other high-profile cases, -
as against Charles Manson and Robert Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan, -
- was not moved out of Los Angeles, despite much publicity.
But defense attorneys say this case is different.
Everyone has an opinion on the guilt or innocence of the accused , -
- and therefore it would be very difficult to get a fair trial.
To move the trial away from the fierce controversy in the LA media, -
- the venue was changed to Simi Valley, -
a suburb with mostly whites in Los Angeles, where many officers live.
Simi Valley is a city of 100,000 people just 56 miles north of Los Angeles.
The residents of Simi Valley are made up of 88% whites.
Only 1.5% of the population is black.
What are your thoughts before you begin ...
Make dents in my car and I will ...
Then comes another Rodney King incident.
I've been waiting a long time for this.
- Time to get started, does it feel good? - Yes.
SUPER OPERATOR STACEY KOON ACCUSED
OFFICER LAURENCE POWELL ACCUSED.
Good morning.
OFFICER THEODORE BRISENO ACCUSED
SERVANT TIMOTHY WIND ACCUSED
TERRY WHITE ACCUSATION.
EAST COUNTY DOMSTOL SIMI VALLEY
Did you say anything to Mr King?
And.
What did you say to him?
OFFICER LAURENCE POWELL ACCUSED.
I cried that he should lie down on the ground,
- a number of such orders.
- A number of? - Yes.
- Did you repeat them? - Yes.
Tell the jury what happened next.
I kept hitting him and then hitting him to the ground,
I shouted for him to lie down,
and he repeated the movement again, got up.
I feared for my life,
was terrified that if he got up,
would he take my gun from me or shots would be fired,
- and I did everything I could to make him stay put.
At some point during the evening -
- did you then think that it was not a human being you knocked?
No.
- He was not an animal, was he? - No. He just behaved like one.
- He just behaved like one? - Yes.
- Did he behave like a gorilla? - No.
The call that involved African Americans was it in a jungle?
- In a what? - A jungle.
No.
- Was it in a zoo? - No.
- Were there any gorillas nearby? - I did not see anyone.
Superintendent, what do you look at throughout the affair?
What do you think of when you focus on it?
SUPER OPERATOR STACEY KOON LEADING OFFICER AT THE SITE / ACCUSED.
I think Mr King has been in a tremendous amount of pain,
- and he's not ...
It is almost as if his body is numb to the pain.
What were you thinking now?
I thought I had exhausted all the use of force I had, -
except for lethal force at that time.
At that point, I think, -
- that I must either strangle or use my weapon.
And why would you not take stranglehold?
Because in Los Angeles, the stranglehold is associated with black deaths.
What do you see in the video?
It is violent and brutal.
- Did you enjoy it? - No.
Why did it happen?
To control an aggressive and fighting spirit suspect.
And sometimes police work is brutal. It's just a fact.
Every day ordinary people come to follow the trial, -
- and you can too, if you arrive well in advance.
In fact, the chances are pretty good. We have 17 seats allocated to the public.
But the other seats we have reserved, -
if people do not take them in, -
- then we open them to the public.
If you want to come, then a little advice:
They have to dress appropriately for the courtroom, of course.
Nothing that says anything about the trial or anything racist, -
- something that can be misunderstood by someone.
NEVER AGAIN
It falls under the provisions. Do you have another sweater in the car?
I'm looking for.
When you stop the video at 3:51:02 AM, have you seen Mr. King look out for anyone?
CHARLES DUKE LAPD SUPER OFFICER.
No I have not.
- Have you seen him hit anyone? - No.
Is it then your testimony that after 03:42:20 -
- Is any beating of the King's police baton unreasonable and unnecessary?
MICHAEL BOSTIC LAPD CHIEF POLICE INSPECTOR.
Yes, it is.
Had Superintendent Koon not been there to manage the situation, -
- no matter how ugly it looks, -
- Rodney King would not have been home by now.
DARRYL MOUNGER ADVOKAT FOR STACEY KOON.
And then Superintendent Koon had -
had to tell an officer's family why they did not come home.
He is lying on the ground. He does nothing.
He's not trying to escape. He does not resist.
TERRY WHITE ACCUSATION.
When you get to the place in the video where you say: "Enough is enough", -
- then that's where the unreasonable use of force begins.
Our entire legal system -
- is based on the belief that we can get 12 people from society ...
JOHN BARNETT ATTORNEY FOR TED BRISENO
to take a fair and sober stand on the matter, without prejudice and impartially, -
then the truth will come forth, and justice will be done.
Think ahead and take a stand now, -
- about what you can say in many years from now:
"I was true to my promise. I was true to the law."
"I was true to myself."
THE DAY OF THE RULING
EAST COUNTY COURT BUILDING SIMI VALLEY
What is the package for?
- How are you? Is it for the officers? - Yes.
The accused?
- Do you support those guys? - You bet.
- Why? Those guys are heathens. - Yes.
Those guys are animal heathens.
They're holding back the jungle , tiger.
- The jungle? No. - Yes.
I mean, the accused are jungle people.
That you can support the accused, -
- says something about your humanity, your immorality.
You have a constitutional right to poor judgment,
- and you're practicing it right now. - No.
You have a constitutional right to exhibit inhumanity.
- Run me! - Exactly.
How ridiculous that you do.
Yes. Shut up. I did not ask you for a shit.
I have a constitutional right to freedom of expression, brother.
- Then use it somewhere else. - Okay.
- How clammy. - Yes.
Hold on, boys - it should work.
SHERIFAFDELINGEN VENTURA COUNTY
- Good morning, gentlemen. - Good morning, superintendent.
How was the fight and the barbecue yesterday?
The barbecue was all time. You seem to be dressed for it today.
I have the clothes in the car.
Can you tell us how the last few days have been for you?
It's been tough, but I can handle it.
However, the waiting time must be tough.
- I. - Yes.
To pique my curiosity: Did you make a conscious decision -
- to talk to us and tell your version?
Not really, but ...
- David! - Ned, David.
I have nothing to hide.
You should have.
I have to enter the courtroom, I'm late for it.
What do you think of these donuts?
I do not know if it's donuts. I have not opened it yet.
And you're not a hero, mate.
You are a heathen! You are an animal heathen!
- Good luck. We support you! - Go to it, mate.
Excuse me, Mr. Wind?
What is it like to wait?
- Come? - Ha.
On the ruling. How are you doing with it?
It must be really hard.
We switch to Bryan directly from the courthouse in Simi Valley.
Well, Pat, everyone's nervous -
- and waiting for the ruling to fall.
Right now there are people outside.
Security has been strengthened. But we do not know why.
But I'm assuming they're getting ready,
- to whatever can happen when the ruling falls.
So everyone is nervous and excited.
Five, four, three, two, one, hello.
We go straight as soon as we get a picture.
The court order has fallen, so we send directly from there.
A ruling has been reached on all counts -
- for all defendants mentioned in those points.
Do you have the judgment forms with all those points?
Will you please give them to the bailiff?
Court title and reason.
We, the jury, in the above case, -
- finds the accused, Laurence M. Powell, not guilty -
- in assault with serious bodily injury as a result -
- and with a deadly weapon -
in violation of section 245A1 of the Penal Code , a crime, -
as noted in the statement of one of the amended charges,
- April 29, 1992, signed by the President.
We, the jury, in the above case, -
- finds the accused, Timothy E. Wind, not guilty -
- in assault with serious bodily injury as a result -
- and with a deadly weapon.
We, the jury, in the above case, -
- finds the accused, Theodore J. Briseno, not guilty -
- in assault with serious bodily injury as a result -
- and with a deadly weapon.
We, the jury, in the above case, -
- finds the accused, Stacey C. Koon, not guilty,
- in assault with serious bodily injury as a result -
- and with a deadly weapon.
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, -
- Do you all agree that this is your order?
And.
The jury in the trial of police violence in Los Angeles police forces -
- has just reached an order.
The four officers, -
filmed while repeatedly beating an unarmed man,
- was found not guilty in all but one charge.
And not one of the four officers, -
appearing in the video where they beat Mr King a year ago,
is guilty of excessive use of force.
- They have all been found not guilty. - In all but one charge.
And the judges declared invalid sentencing on one point.
They have mainly been found not guilty in all charges -
- with the exception of one charge of excessive use of force against Laurence Powell.
The controversial ruling came after a week of deliberation -
- at the end of a long and closely followed trial.
The jury said racism was not part of its deliberations.
Not one jury member is black.
There were 10 whites, one Asian and one Hispanic.
TOWN HALL
Today, the jury told the world, -
- that what we all saw with our own eyes was not a crime.
TOM BRADLEY MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES.
Today the jury asked us to accept ...
JURY-HOUSING SIMI VALLEY
the senseless and brutal violence against a helpless man.
Today, the jury said we must tolerate the management -
- to those who have made a promise to protect and serve.
My friends, I'm here to say no to the jury.
No, our eyes did not deceive us.
CAN IT REALLY HAPPEN IN AMERICA?
We saw what we saw and it was a crime.
Again, there's a white jury, -
- who says it's okay for white cops to black out.
And that's racism in the American way, and that's how it has been from the beginning.
They ruin it for all the good cops.
If they let corrupt officers go, -
- how will a guy feel when trying to fit his job?
My little boy would serve as his father,
- but he no longer wants to after watching that video.
Now I have to teach him ...
That we must go back and tell the blacks in society, -
that justice is blind,
- will make them say, "Yes, so blind that they can not see us."
It's so blind when something happens to one of us, -
- that we will receive the highest punishment if we are not killed first.
"And therefore it is blind."
- Where's the justice? - It does not exist.
Letting someone drive down my street with my stomach full of beer.
But you know that many out there -
- do not get very happy.
What is your answer to them? What is your reaction?
I do not think I need to give them an answer.
They have to find an answer themselves, make their own decisions.
It hopefully has all the facts.
And they should base them on them.
It should not be anything emotional.
I'm glad you showed it to the world -
- to show them how blacks are treated in this country.
You do not respect us. You think we are worth less.
If I thrashed ... One moment, honey.
I beat your dog the same way they beat that man, I smoked in jail.
They go out and drink.
What reputation does Los Angeles get -
- from this ruling to the rest of the country, do you think?
Why do we not just say, "The rest of the world"?
President Bush calls on world leaders around the world -
- to respect human rights -
and not to deny citizens these rights.
They want to laugh at him.
They will refer to the video and remember the name Rodney King.
The black society.
I would like to see all the brothers in South Central LA -
gather, take to the streets and stop killing each other, -
- and let's take care of the real problem.
- And who is the real problem? - What is it?
- The White. - Exactly.
You have all the economic power.
You are selling the land to the Japanese.
We've been here for 437 years and we get nothing but asshole.
And I'm tired of that.
Do you know how blacks look at us?
"What are you doing in our area?" That's what this is about.
"Bønnegnasker" en "Spaniol." The bar kaldt mig "narkovrag".
- This is the valley of prejudice. - No, it's not.
This is a parody of justice.
It has been going on for years and it is time it stopped.
They will shoot all the officers who come by.
It will not stop.
They have just started a war. They have declared war.
LA must be LA again. We do not want you here.
It sends a bad message.
That it's okay -
- to slap someone when they lie down, and kick them out of sense and collection.
If it is not filmed, it does not matter.
An officer will not report you, and if he does, -
- so calm down, we'll get white jurors, so you go free.
And you are protected by the system.
That it could happen here, anywhere, is awful.
It's time, folks.
If you have a plane ticket, use it and get out of Dodge.
It's going to be a bad place to live.
The next one becomes a white one, and then they see what will happen.
Why do we run?
You are guilty.
You are innocent. Continue with your work.
Off, away with the cameras, I said.
Should I say it again, there will be a problem.
Away with you.
Your damn bastard. May you burn in hell ...
Your damn bastard.
He's an asshole.
Racist bastards! He cheers on him.
He cheers on him!
There's no one cheering here. What a piss!
Get your hair cut, tail!
What happens to those people?
Everyone has an opinion.
Guilty!
PARKER CENTER LAPD HEADQUARTERS
Guilty!
Up in a row.
Hold your positions.
Fucking traitor.
No violence.
We came to be heard!
No violence.
Withdraw.
Everybody, -
- shout as loud as you can: "Our Lord lives."
Our Lord lives.
FIRST AME CHURCH
- Our Lord lives. - Our Lord lives.
- Our Lord is not dead yet. - Our Lord is not dead yet.
DR. CECIL L. MURRAY PRIEST FIRST AME CHURCH.
FIRST AME CHURCH INVITES LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AND POLITICIANS
TO GATHER IN A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION
Tonight we have to tell our children again:
"Keep calm."
That for African American children and adults ...
RITA WALTER'S CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
} ... freedom is still not a reality in the United States. "
- Justice! - Justice!
FIRST AME CHURCH FRONT
They have the church inside, but out here we experience reality.
- It is true. - It is true.
- Reality. - The truth, reality.
- Exactly. - No more lies and rumors.
HENRY ALFARO KABC-JOURNALIST.
Do me a favor and fall down, for I know you are angry.
- We're calm. - I want to save it.
- But we are also furious. - Okay.
To hell with the media.
They sit in there talking about peace.
Every time someone talks about peace, we get a lynx in the ass.
Turn the other cheek and they kick you.
I'm not talking about peace anymore.
Let them hear us.
Wake up, black, wake up.
BALDWIN HILLS CRENSHAW PLAZA CRENSHAW-DISTRIKTET
Wake up, black.
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE
Bloods and Crips must gather and fight together, -
- they have to take the red and blue off and put it together.
Africans stand together!
Come on!
Send assistance, they throw bottles and stones at Florence and Normandy.
I'm putting on my gear.
All units, valet need help, Florence and Normandy ...
Officer wounded!
I hope he needs help getting banked because I do not like the police.
TIMOTHY GOLDMAN'S VOICE LIVES IN SOUTH CENTRAL.
Al and I are traveling journalists.
It is shown Florence and Normandy.
Now we come.
Attention number three. We're flying over the place now.
We have many officers and people running.
What's going on?
71ST AND RAYMOND A STREET FROM FLORENCE AND NORMANDIE
You must all resign.
To hell with it.
On with the campaign uniform. Beat me, bastard!
All you bastards need to know one thing.
There's war in the streets, bastards!
Yes, lock her in!
Everyone needs to get out of here.
Florence and Normandy, everyone is going out now.
The police assistant asks everyone to leave this area of ​​Florence and Normandy.
All away from the area.
It's not worth it. Came.
It's not worth fighting for.
Black, you should be ashamed.
- These are all my people. - I saw that.
BART BARTHOLOMEW NEW TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER.
How are you feeling?
Pis! Why...
I'm angry, but not surprised.
Our people have suffered for more than 400 years.
Not just civil rights, but the right to be human.
Do not fall victim to the differences.
You see us united from all sections of society today, -
for one of our brothers has been unjustly beaten, -
- and it has been justified by a jury.
It shows us that we can not get justice in America.
How long are we going to witness that kind of thing?
When do we gather in love for ourselves?
How many more like Rodney King are needed?
How many more like Latasha Harlins are needed?
Namely, brethren, give them itch. We give the white boys an itch.
Let the Mexicans come by.
No Mexicans.
To hell with the Buddha heads and the white boys.
I will send directly in a moment. Be ready, everyone.
Keep a direct image, okay?
You better slip.
Rather turn around.
- To hell with the white man! - Yes.
This is fucking history. To hell with you all, we'm going crazy.
Groups of young people are on the streets of South Central Los Angeles.
There are reports that they are throwing stones and bottles.
Let's get the latest news from Helicopter 13.
Kim, you're looking at a live image.
There's a mini rebellion right here.
The liquor store Toms Liquor has been looted.
And!
Off.
Turn.
And.
You can thank King for that!
- Fuck the police. - Fuck those bastards!
Wait, I'm getting a report from the police.
Say it. The area is now on tactical alert.
They have created a command post, -
and officers have been ordered away from the area.
Normandy and 71st, we need help.
There are riots in the area.
Devices are ordered not to answer calls.
We have shown pictures from the helicopter now.
This is above the command center at 54th and Van Ness.
There we can see the concentration of police cars.
LAPD / LAFD COMMAND CENTER 3 KM NORTH OF FLORENCE AND NORMANDIE
The fire brigade is aware of the situation in Florence and Normandy.
They hold back from moving out.
As it stands now, we are not entering that area for anyone.
We use a number of radios on news helicopter 13.
We have people on board who transmit information -
- to police helicopters and to the emergency operations center in the city.
We also show the direct image they see.
They know what's going on down here.
Piss off.
Yo, bastard.
They attack everyone who comes to the crossroads.
Stones and bottles are thrown at another car.
Now they are tearing the door off the car.
If you are in the area, do not come down here.
A van is attacked.
Now they pull the driver out.
They hit and kick the driver.
He did nothing but get into the area. It was his only crime.
- Turn on the sirens. - Oh God!
- There is ... - A very violent attack.
Terrible pictures!
No mercy for the whites.
Down me you!
That's how Rodney King felt , white boy!
That's how Rodney King was ... Don 't help him, he's white!
Do not help him!
The man has now risen.
His clothes are torn, he bleeds all over.
He's trying to get back in the van.
He sits back in the van.
I hope he has enough strength to get out of the area.
I'm a journalist.
Oh God!
Help!
It does not surprise me anymore.
For Rodney King and Latasha Harlins!
Come on, mate.
Now he's black.
- Is he dead? - He's not dead yet, but he's dying.
They have spray painted his nose and he got a lot in his mouth.
He dies. He needs immediate help.
Do not touch me!
Fucking asshole!
I can not hear anything.
Who should I go directly to? The station, right?
Yes. I'm ready.
Calvin, we're ready to ship live.
Are we back now?
Okay. Then we start.
We go further in and show you, -
- what's going on in the middle of it all.
Let's go this way.
Come on.
No justice, no peace!
There are no Crips down here. There are no Bloods down here.
Here are just worried citizens, -
who do not like the way the system works.
- Can you tell me ... - This is how it should sound.
We have a group of at least 400 people.
Very angry people. They hold up signs.
They have taken over the streets of Los Angeles and the situation is very hostile.
People keep yelling at the police and throwing things at them.
- Fuck you. - Fuck you.
Ron, is it an organized demonstration, or ...
No, Hal, I think it started as an organized demonstration.
And then it grew and grew, -
and in the last hour it has been largely locked.
No justice, no peace!
Smut better.
Okay, Michael, things have escalated dramatically over the last 15 minutes.
This is the third flag we see that they have burned.
You are looking at one of the Parker Center's guard stations.
They have taken over one of the watch centers, they are smashing the windows.
We ask people to stay away from this area.
Officers are trying to block off the streets.
The group marches in the middle of the street.
There are several different breeds. Not predominantly a single.
Is not there someone who sets fire to the trees?
- Yes, that's what we saw. - He continues from street to street.
Nobody stops him. One tree after another.
Palm trees with dead, drooping palm leaves, good fuel for an incendiary.
- Hey, me, me, me! - Light her.
Burn them.
Burn Gates!
No peace, no justice!
Shut down the city!
To hell with Uncle Tom.
TO HELL WITH TOM BRADLEY
To hell with Uncle Tom.
The courthouse!
It is here that so much corruption has arisen.
The dish must be burned down!
I spoke to some of the officers a while ago, -
- and they do not know what to line up.
And there were TV cameras all over it . There are people all over the place.
And I do not think anyone knows what to do, -
- and how they manage it.
TV 4, still at the Civic Center, turn right 1.2.
Stephanie, is that you?
Do you want to change it to how widespread the violence is, -
- because it's hard to talk about ... Okay.
Tonight there should be about 20 fires, -
- mest i South Central Los Angeles.
This is a mainly black area of ​​the city.
This is a Super Swapmeet site.
Some, in fact a group of over 100 people, -
- came here and plundered the place.
And every time they plunder, -
and when they have finished plundering, they set fire to the building.
I'm tired of what's going on in the black areas.
They shot Latasha Harlins.
They beat Rodney King in the streets.
What more do you want than a video?
We attack anyone who wants to attack us first.
Off.
For the first time tonight we hear from Daryl Gates -
- from a press conference. We switch to him directly.
Again, I think most of it is concentrated -
- in the South Central area of Los Angeles.
But the problem is that there are many places without police, -
- and something needs to be done about that, which we will do as soon as possible.
Reported fire for Light 464 ...
We have enough to look at at Adams about Hobart.
There are three different building fires.
They throw bottles through the window.
We need police and firefighters in that area.
A firefighter has been shot.
Send help immediately.
Understood, LAPD. We need a stretcher.
LOS ANGELES ALARMCENTRAL.
They send LAPD devices -
- together with the fire trucks that go out to major emergencies.
But in terms of trying to get the police out to everything else, -
- you must manage yourselves, folks.
There are fires.
People are being beaten. There is looting.
It's a dangerous night in Los Angeles.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA MIDNIGHT
I'm informed that someone from the State Department -
- on the way...
PETE WILSON GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA
to deal with this state of emergency -
- for Los Angeles City and County.
GOVERNOR WILSON DECLARES LOS ANGELES TO BE UNDERSTANDING
This is in response to a request from Mayor Bradley.
As a result of the discussions we have had, -
- There will be up to 750 officers from the California Traffic Police.
In addition, we have provided approximately 2,000 National Guardsmen.
CALIFORNIA'S NATIONAL GUARD.
They are on standby and ready to move out.
Transport is provided.
And that's our intention here at State Government level -
to restore law and order and to minimize the danger to the residents of the area.
This is an issue that needs to be addressed in the courts and not on the streets.
Not.
30. April, 1992.
Justice!
- When do you want it? - Now!
- What do you want? - Justice!
- When do you want it? - Now!
- What do you want? - Justice!
White House officials are currently fighting -
- to get a statement from President Bush.
No one expected that ruling.
There's nothing the White House can do about the ruling,
- but it poses a huge political problem.
Many civil rights leaders -
- believed that President Bush has been weak in terms of civil rights and promises.
Have you had any discussions with President Bush, -
- either over the phone, or has anyone ...
President Bush is not talking to us.
BLACK CAUCUS-KONGRESSEN.
Now let's be honest.
MAXINE WATERS US KONGRESKVINDE.
We have no access to the White House.
We have had one meeting with the President since I have been in Congress.
It was pro forma, it was courtesy, but there is no relationship.
- Is that who we thought? - I think.
WILLIAM BARR ATTORNEY ATTORNEY.
Government officials say the Justice Department actually -
had launched an investigation into the violence against Rodney King, -
- but due to state accusations , it was put on hold.
It is now unclear exactly where that study stands.
Faith?
Now it would seem, Jim, that they must resume it.
One can not ignore, -
- that all this happens in an election year.
I do not think he has done enough,
- I mean we have had too big gaps and not enough harmony.
GOVERNOR BILL CLINTON DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT CANDIDATE .
Too little has been done to bring people together across races.
It's a human problem.
People in this country do not trust each other or the system.
And the political system has all too often divided people by race, -
- and that is the urgent task for America today.
Our diversity becomes either our downfall or our greatest strength.
I'm angry, and I have a right to be, -
- and people out there have a right to be angry.
We will not see anyone killed. None of us believe in violence.
But there are some angry people in America.
And young black men in my district are feeling in this moment, -
- that they could not get a conviction -
with a Rodney King video available to the jury, -
- then there can be no justice in America.
102.3 KJLH, her i Los Angeles, -
- and we're talking about violence and its aftermath, -
- and where to go after this incident.
Get drained of your anger, frustrations, resentment.
But not on the street, not by smashing windows, looting or riots, but -
- as someone says: Reacts to me.
Let it go beyond the radio station. Talk to us about it on the phone.
Let's get one on the phone and hear how you feel this morning.
I'm frustrated because I do not have a quarter more.
That's not how we should get rid of our frustrations.
- Yes. - That's what they expect from us.
I've been listening to KJLH all my life,
and I have only three words about what is happening, -
- and these are the same three words that were uttered during the riots in 1965.
Do you want to say the bad words?
- Burn, baby, burn. - Ja.
No, Robert.
I saw it on TV. We're coming down here and everything's burning.
- And it's your aunt's shop? - Yes.
- And was it a liquor store here, or ... - No, it was a 99-cent store.
And she has another store on Crenshaw, and it's gone.
It's absolutely awful.
But what can one say?
They said everything yesterday.
And this is the result.
This is the result of it.
You are listening to a special news broadcast on AM 1580, Radio Korea.
Some news has just arrived -
- KFWB radio has reported several injuries against Korean companies -
- than anyone else during the riots.
The report says the reason may be the conflict -
between the Koreans and the blacks.
BLACK OWNER
I do not blame others, neither race nor color.
It ... just happened. That is all.
We are building here again.
We will maintain our good intentions and continue.
And that's all.
We live here and we will still live here, and ...
No, I understand you well.
The city is still officially in a state of emergency.
The City Council will meet and discuss how to proceed from here.
Purpose of the meeting -
- is to discuss how we proceed in the state of emergency -
- in Los Angeles, declared by the Mayor on April 29.
JOHN FERRARO CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, DISTRICT 4.
Okay, hr. Holden.
TOWN HALL
Sir. Chairman and members,
I'm sure you heard from all my colleagues before I arrived, -
- and you have certainly heard their demands on television -
- and the regrets of last night's tragedy that are still taking place in our city.
The question is, how do we stop it?
We believe it will continue, -
- unless we are present.
But you must send people out now.
The writing is on the wall.
I can not judge it, because we are on the radio and I can not watch TV.
Are people still looting?
Yes. I saw them when I got to work.
They still go to the shops to steal.
- Incredible. - And they laugh.
I take things.
Go in there and find your size.
While the looting continues unabated, -
- the mood is at least calm today.
Just look ... Down there it says: "Direct sales from the factory."
It's probably the biggest sale they've ever seen.
People plunder everything they can get their hands on.
Here's a guy with a potted plant coming out the window and running off.
I've taken pictures of it. It is exciting.
It's wrong, but exciting.
But you know what? It's peaceful.
It is in a way peaceful.
Excuse me.
I can tell you, it's ... Let me just get this picture.
It is fantastic.
Where are the police?
Where are all the officers that Superintendent Gates said were ready?
- Superintendent Gates? - Yes.
Just to emphasize, -
we will increase our strengths significantly,
- and we hope it will meet the need.
Now there are some police. Now everyone is running.
Here, the police are coming.
Just look. There are probably about 20-40 people.
They're still coming out of the store.
I do not know how many there may be in the store.
But they all run out because the police are finally coming.
The police can not arrest so many.
They just run away with their goods, -
- and the police are not really running after them.
They can not run after them.
We do not have enough people.
As soon as we chase them away, they come back.
It is my view that the vast majority -
of those currently involved in illegal activities,
are not law-abiding citizens of this society.
They are people who are taking advantage of the situation.
- What are you doing? - I do not know.
Are you embarrassed? Do n't you know it's illegal?
Why did you do it?
I do not know. Because it's free.
- Because it's free. - Yes.
- Do not you know it's wrong? - Nah.
- Do you not care? - Yes. So what.
What is happening now is honestly not good.
If the United States had allowed King -
his rights as a citizen, -
- this would not happen.
The government is to blame.
Where are the National Guardsmen they promised?
Why are they not here?
Bill, why has n't the National Guard been sent out?
It's a mystery, Dan.
We have been informed that there are several hundred in the area, -
- and we expect to see and hear from them soon.
But I understand well the idea that they can make it all worse, -
- but the same can be said about the police.
How much worse does it have to get?
Bastards.
Come on, man.
Give her it back.
I came earlier for my stuff.
They steal clothes from here.
They have my clothes.
- Oh, man. - Fall down.
They have the stickers, so drop down.
- They have our stuff. - And...
They are angry. They have lost a lot of money.
Why is this tragedy happening to us?
Is it God who punishes us?
According to police , it may not be over.
We have to pay attention this weekend.
What should we line up? How should we protect our businesses?
Where is your store?
At 84th St. And Vermont.
Super Swap Meet? So you can own a clothing store in there?
Yes, is it burning?
It's burning.
Can a fire truck reach?
I can not see anyone.
Maybe the firefighters are covering other areas right now?
What can we do? It's our livelihood!
A fire has broken out in Koreatown on the other side of Western Avenue.
DAVID JACKSON'S VOICE.
Have there been any disturbances in Koreatown?
I think this is the first time we've heard of that kind of activity.
Yes, that's right, Pat. It's just broken out.
I can not see any firefighters or cars.
- Is there anyone in the area? - No. There are no firefighters.
The shops that the owners closed and evacuated, -
- have you on the whole experienced many injuries -
while those where the owners protected their stores hardly have.
DAVID KIM'S VOICE IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY.
You have the right to protect yourself and your company, -
- and when necessary, one must arm oneself.
The law in this country gives one that right.
They have taken the law into their own hands.
They are ready on the roofs. They also have clubs.
Koreans are ready to protect themselves -
- against anything that might threaten them.
The police have not come here. We need more protection here.
We have no police support at all.
People pass by and shoot at us, and we have to do something about it.
He is dressed for war games.
Exactly. But it's seriousness for the people -
- on the roof with rifles and boxes of ammunition.
- It's scary. - It's a scary picture.
They're shooting at us.
Until now, we've shot up in the air,
- but if it becomes necessary , we do not just shoot past.
We will shoot at them.
Do we ship live?
Now, Linda. Yes, we ship directly.
This is Linda Moore, directly.
Some of the Korean store owners -
- have come out of their stores and they have drawn weapons.
There are cars with weapons.
They shoot back at the Koreans.
They shoot back. We're in the middle of a firefight.
- Someone must have been shot. - Where?
Has anyone in the car been shot?
We better get away.
Sean, stop broadcasting. We have to get out of here.
Let's get away.
The helicopter to the editorial office. Do you hear us?
Helicopter, give answers.
I do not know if we are direct, -
- but if you can see our picture, we're flying over three fires in Hollywood.
Take us as soon as you can.
That fire was one in three that have broken out in the Hollywood area.
The others were further east.
And up here from the air -
- we can easily see more fires outside the Watts and Compton area.
The fires are clearly spreading.
The whole city is on fire, but now it's getting really close.
We receive reports of looting -
- throughout Los Angeles and surrounding areas.
It's not just in South Central or downtown.
It's all over the place.
Vernon Convalescent Hospital burning it.
Someone has set fire to Convalescent Hospital.
The fire brigade, the police -
- and everyone else trying to help is scattered all over the city.
So the fires get out of control.
- Are there people in here? - Yes.
- Hi. - Get the door open.
Do not set fire to anything. There is a fire in you.
Move. Out.
- Out! - No, go.
- I'm closed. - Go out.
This is America. Go out!
Yes I know. Is it going to be violent?
No, I do not want a fire.
To hell with the Chinese.
- I'm not Chinese. - Step out of my country.
Shut up.
How can you ask him to shut up?
This is America.
If it's America, how can you ask him to shut up?
It's America. Slip!
Slip!
It's America.
Twenty-one people have been reported dead.
At least 572 injured including two firefighters.
That's a staggeringly high number.
I do not know how to say it, -
- but there are 916 building fires in Los Angeles.
What a mess.
It looks like a war zone.
- It's a war zone. - It's a war zone.
There are people down there with automatic weapons.
I centrum, Koreatown, mid-Wilshire, Hollywood,
Beverly Hills, Culver City on the right.
People go completely crazy down there.
It is as if they feel oppressed.
And then they burn everything down, -
- and they become more oppressed.
People have problems other than the race issue.
- Do you understand? - Yes.
There are people who work 60-80 hours a week, -
but still unable to pay the bills,
and they see their bosses in Mercedes and Rolls Royces every day, -
- and they pat them on the back and say that everything should probably go.
How long can it last?
It is not okay! I've worked way too hard!
People understand nothing.
Seriously.
It is not okay.
Come on, my brother.
It's not right what you're doing.
Lawrence, hold on.
I also came from the ghetto. The same as all of you.
You must all listen to ...
- But do not ruin my business! - Do you want to say something?
And this is what you call the power of the blacks?
Are you angry with the whites?
Why ruin my business?
- Why destroy my store? - A kind of shop.
Why steal my computer?
I'm trying to make it.
Do you not understand that?
I'm trying to make it.
Up in a straight row.
Keep the order.
We line up and stand firm.
It was worse than Vietnam.
In Vietnam, I could at least shoot back.
Here we could do nothing but let people throw things at us.
We could just stand and accept it.
You're just watching.
Just looking at.
- What do you think we should do? - At least something. Why?
- What do you think we should do? - Everyone is watching!
They're just watching!
This is hard.
That's not fair!
- That's not fair! - That does not help.
- That's not fair! - Stay there!
That's not fair!
- Fall down. - That's not fair.
- Steers down and around the corner. - That's not fair.
Pass the street, madam.
California National Guard has been sent out -
- to assist the Sheriff and Police Department -
- restoring law and order -
- and to protect the lives and property of Los Angeles.
Were you frustrated today -
- over the apparent reluctance of LA officials to deploy the National Guard?
Dan, I do not think there was reluctance.
PETE WILSON GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA.
I think there was a delay for logistical reasons, -
- because the garden had to be equipped.
Clarify what the logistical problems in the equipment of the garden were?
The main problem has been in terms of ammunition.
Wait what? Make just finishing it.
What was the problem with ammunition?
The troops arrived, but not the ammunition.
They came with some ammunition,
- but not the full amount.
The problem was that it arrived slowly from Camp Roberts.
TO AVOID MORE DELAYS
HAS GOVERNOR WILSON ORDERED THE GARDEN OUT IN THE STREETS WITH LIMITED AMMUNITION
We have to start where we are now.
We take 81's position,
Kilos position and then the position of the weapons battalion.
Then we come that way.
- And over? - Yes.
Get ready.
Niggers ... Fuck the city!
I never expected to do this in the United States.
Tell everyone down there, they should search into a corner.
- Are we ready? - Yes, with cartridges.
I never thought it would happen, not in one's own country.
It's incredible.
You have to know who you are looking at and who you are thinking about, -
- but in the Gulf it was much easier. There you knew it.
Find a corner.
You can see it, if you get shot, get started.
- Go home. - Go home again.
Go home. Leave the area.
"Go home. Leave the area."
It's the police, LADP, on their way up and down Pico, -
- while telling citizens that the curfew has come into force.
Go home or you will be arrested.
Leave the area.
Curfew throughout the city FROM EVENING TO MORNING
This is Los Angeles' emergency broadcasting system.
It's not a test.
Sherifafdelingen i Los Angeles -
- is now fully mobilized.
Due to the escalation of the situation -
and the seriousness of the problems that take place,
- the curfew now applies throughout the Los Angeles city limits.
This completes this activation -
- of Los Angeles' emergency broadcasting system .
Ram 3, this is Ram 3, switches.
FIRST AME CHURCH
- Ram 3 her. - Ja.
They turn on the water spreaders out here, okay?
To keep it wet.
So be careful not to get wet, okay?
Okay.
What does it do to the water pressure if they need water for these houses?
We turn it off, but I do not think it makes a big difference.
I try to avoid the sparks.
How did it turn out that way? That's all I say.
It's a big fire.
Just look at it.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
May 1, 1992.
How are you?
Did you get one?
You can get another one.
People were injured during the looting, -
- and there were policemen on the other side of the street watching.
They could do nothing. It was already out of control.
Too many people went crazy and stepped on each other.
But I know one thing, no matter how hungry I am, it's not worth it.
I think it ends up making people hungry, -
- and then we will look around and say:
"Where are we going now?"
- That's probably why we're here, right? - Yes, that's why we're here.
But now the world is watching, we know that.
And the newspapers from other big cities write about their reactions.
The British Mail had an apt conversation about it.
They said that "racism in America is as American as apple pie."
Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, And Police -
- said today that they are regaining control of the city.
Chief of Police Daryl Gates admitted that the police force -
- got off to a slow start on Wednesday afternoon when the violence broke out.
And Gates and Fire Chief Donald Manning -
- admitted that the city's forces were overwhelmed.
Firefighters put on bulletproof vests, -
- while fighting the many new fires that started last night.
There were still about 40 fires early this morning.
At least 35 people should now have lost their lives.
More than 1,300 have been injured and 3,000 arrested.
The city remains under a curfew and many shops and malls are closed.
NO MORE PETROL
POSTOFFICE.
The SSI checks are ready so it happens, -
- that they probably let them with SSI checks get them first.
So you have to cooperate ...
- Do you hear me? - Yes.
We'll probably make sure everyone gets their mail today, okay?
MAXINE WATERS US KONGRESKVINDE.
Work with me so it can run smoothly.
If we make trouble out here,
- then they close the doors and the police come.
- Do we work together? - Yes!
- Do you want to be patient? - Yes!
No riots at the post office, okay?
And.
- Do you want to cooperate? - Yes.
Okay.
NEWS 13 EXTRAUDSENDELSE
Good afternoon, everyone.
I'm Ross Becker here in the Channel 13 news studio.
We'm interrupting the programs this afternoon.
At the moment we expect to get an opinion from someone, -
- which is strongly connected -
to all the violence we've seen the last few days in Los Angeles,
- and it's Rodney King.
ATTORNEYS FROM STEVEN LERMAN BEVERLY HILLS
And we are waiting.
There has certainly been a lot of excitement.
Sir. King has not spoken publicly.
He has been completely invisible in all this.
And I can sense people moving.
Yes, here he comes.
- Down! - Down.
- Down.
Come on, down.
RODNEY KING WAS HERE
TO RODNEY - WE LOVE YOU KING, MY BROTHER
Ladies and gentlemen, Thank you for showing up here.
Rodney King will say the following to the people of Los Angeles -
and to people in every city in the United States,
- who have been mixed into the horror and the hatred.
The killings, the arson, the looting, the chaos, it must stop now.
Now is the time to heal.
Rodney King has prepared a brief statement.
Hr. Rodney.
Speak slowly.
People, I just want to say ...
Can we not agree?
Let's not make it awful -
- for the elderly and for the children and ...
We have enough smog here in Los Angeles,
- and we must also take care of all the fires.
It is not okay.
And that will not change anything.
We have to stop.
It's ...
I could understand that people were angry the first two hours after the ruling, -
- but to continue like this, -
- and to see the security guard lying shot on the ground ...
It is not okay.
For those people will never come home to their families again.
We can make peace.
We're just going to ...
We're all stuck here for a while.
Let's try to find a solution. Let's be ...
Let's try to find a solution.
Not.
- Steve, can you ask Rodney ... - No. No questions.
Thank you.
Steve and I are available if there are any questions.
- Say it. - Okay.
FUCK LAPD LA PUNISHMENT
BROTHERS, LET US STOP THE MADNESS
Thieves, store owners are fighting for Koreatown with guns.
Secondary Ti.
Tonight, tonight.
Tonight I want to talk to you -
- about the violence in our cities and justice for our citizens.
GEORGE HW BUSH SPEAKS TO THE NATION
What we saw last night and the night before in Los Angeles, -
- is not about civil rights.
It is not a protest message.
It was the mob that went crazy.
I can assure you that I will use all necessary force to bring peace and order.
One hour after the ruling -
- I asked the Ministry of Justice to get started -
- with its own independent criminal investigation of the case.
You must understand that our legal system -
- makes sure, in a peaceful and orderly way, to take care of the frustrations.
We must respect the process of the law, whether we agree with the outcome or not.
In a civilized society , there are no excuses.
No excuses for murder, arson, theft or vandalism -
- who have terrorized the law-abiding citizens of Los Angeles.
None of that is something we want associated with being American.
It's like looking in a mirror, -
- that has distorted our better selves and made us ugly.
We can not let that happen.
We can not do that to ourselves.
If we are to remain the most living and hopeful nation on earth,
- let us let our differences bring us together, not separate.
The violence comes to an end.
Justice is done in full.
Hope returns.
Thank you, and God bless the United States.
President Bush and his speech to the nation from the Oval Office.
It's time again for your reactions from around the country.
From Fort Washington, Maryland. You are direct.
Firstly, Mr Bush spoke about the last 48 hours.
- as if this is the first time he's noticing that America has a problem.
The country has always had a problem since its inception in 1776, -
- when it was said that everyone was created equal while we had slavery.
I think it was striking, -
that there was no direct opinion of the African American people,
and there was no understanding at all of the reality of, -
how a leader of a nation can move people toward reconciliation.
People need to know that they will be heard.
If they allow it when they hear a politician, -
who tries to explain it away as bullies and murderers,
- then nothing will change.
This must be a people's movement.
People can move politicians.
Society leads. They do not follow.
Politicians follow. They do not lead.
And we need to keep that in mind.
- Stop the violence! - Stop the violence!
We want to show them that here the Latinos support the city.
They just have to come with brooms and gloves, -
- and the kids and the whole family and start cleaning up the whole town.
One has to see the whole picture, arson, looting, cleanup work.
My personal opinion is that everyone must work together, -
- and if this can continue, it would be great.
But I do not think it will.
I think some will say, "I gave my time. I helped clean up."
But they will do nothing.
Proof, I'm wrong. Oh god, prove it.
Okay. We've had enough.
It is true. For peace.
DYT FOR FRED
Exactly. Push for peace.
I drove down the Western under Wilshire, -
- and I saw a stream of people on the left.
They are Korean-Americans who demonstrated for peace today.
It's our city, and we must not destroy our homes.
So stand together to stop more senseless violence and destruction.
Most people wear white headbands. They say it is a symbol of peace.
The sign, however, I remember best, -
- was a sign that said:
"We know it was unfair."
We stand with all those who want justice in the King case.
We must stop police violence wherever it takes place.
RESPONSIBILITY IS WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND THE WHITES.
- What do you want? - Fred!
- When do you want it? - Now!
- What do you want? - Fred!
- When do you want it? - Now!
- What do you want? - Fred!
- When do you want it? - Now!
- What do you want? - Fred!
- When do you want it? - Now!
- What do you want? - Fred!
- When do you want it? - Now!
Throughout history, I believe the only power -
which the poor and powerless have in this land,
comes from our unruly behavior, -
- our opposition to an order that would place us at the bottom of society.
We want justice! We want peace!
This is where it started. Here the fuse was lit.
It started with white officers from the traffic police arrest -
- by two young Negroes, one for drunk driving.
There was a quarrel and a fight.
The story of police violence spread quickly through the community.
About a street further up in that direction, -
- Negro leaders sought to quell the violence, but were rejected.
Down in the direction, in the busy intersection, where cars were overturned and burned, -
where stones were thrown at other cars,
- where a TV technician was ripped out of his car and almost knocked to death.
What has changed? The only thing that was done, -
- was that massive forces were sent out to defeat the obvious riots.
The event is not isolated.
The difference this time is that we have evidence.
You are guilty.
Every time someone talks about peace, we get a los.
I'm not talking about peace with anyone.
In a civilized society, there can be no excuses for ...
Murder, looting and arson have nothing to do with civil rights.
"Get out of the car, nigger. Take your position, nigger.
Sit on the curb, nigger. Lie down with your face down, nigger. "
Why should we not become troublesome?
I never think it will stop.
Maybe it will not be like this, but it never stops.
That's not fair!
"A crisis in our country," the McCone Commission said.
"The situation is so serious and explosive that unless it is kept under control," -
- the August riots may only be the prelude
"to what may explode one day in the future."
What will it benefit our nation, -
- if we can put a man on the moon but not cure the disease in our cities?
This is Bill Stout for CBS Reports in Los Angeles.
Good night.
"THE REST IN LOS ANGELES OFFICALLY ENDED 4 MAY"
DA MAYOR BRADLEY RAISED OUT BAN
58 DEATHS WERE REPORTED, 2383 INJURED AND MORE THAN 11000 ARRESTED
THE INJURY RUNNING UP TO MORE THAN ONE BILLION DOLLARS
THERE ARE STILL THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE RULES IN AMERICAN HISTORY
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