LA Riots - 20 Years Ago

Jason P

Twenty years on, Los Angeles riot flashpoint a grim tableau

http://news.yahoo.com/twenty-years-los-angeles-riot-flashpoint-grim-tableau-173907093.html

So why put this in AET instead of AMT .... BECAUSE IT HAPPENED 20 'EFFING YEARS AGO!!!

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Man, I'm getting old. :(

PureandEasy

the sad thing is that nothing has really changed, the possibility of something like this happening again is just one incident away

I fear what may happen with the conviction/non conviction of George Zimmerman

say for instance, he is found not guilty, and it is clear the prosecution could not convince a jury for their case, maybe the self defense case is too strong, whatever the reason

I can see people not accepting that point blank and reacting with riots and property damage

it scares the hell out of me honestly

and yeah, I'm old too

norm

i knew i was living in strange times when there was a national guard humvee at the end of my street...those were truly bizarre days

and yeah, 20 years...seems like it was just last year when this happened...and TEN was on repeat on my discman :ugeek:

Jason P

PureandEasy wrote:

the sad thing is that nothing has really changed, the possibility of something like this happening again is just one incident away

I fear what may happen with the conviction/non conviction of George Zimmerman

say for instance, he is found not guilty, and it is clear the prosecution could not convince a jury for their case, maybe the self defense case is too strong, whatever the reason

I can see people not accepting that point blank and reacting with riots and property damage

it scares the hell out of me honestly

and yeah, I'm old too

Huh? oh yeah ... racial tensions .... sorry, I was focusing on the bigger picture. And by bigger picture I'm refering to my winter beer gut that is getting harder and harder to reduce each summer as the years go by.

First spot we hit it was my liqour store.
I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford.
With red lights flashin' time to retire,
And then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire.

Next stop we hit it was the music shop,
It only took one brick to make that window drop.
Finally we got our own p.a.
Where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing today?

Jason P

What the? I'm back in AMT!



i just wanted to crack wise about getting old.

PureandEasy

Jason P wrote:

What the? I'm back in AMT!



i just wanted to crack wise about getting old.

sorry I hijacked your thread Jason, I knew your real point, I just couldn't help express my concerns

sorry :oops:

hedonist

Jason P wrote:

Twenty years on, Los Angeles riot flashpoint a grim tableau

http://news.yahoo.com/twenty-years-los-angeles-riot-flashpoint-grim-tableau-173907093.html

So why put this in AET instead of AMT .... BECAUSE IT HAPPENED 20 'EFFING YEARS AGO!!!

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Man, I'm getting old. :(

I could've sworn it was later in the month...the 28th/29th?

In any event, I remember watching TV at work, seeing what was happening. We all headed home early; unforgettable and sobering to see ashes falling like snow; we were covered, and I live aways from where most of the damage was done. Once home, looking at the skyline of my city and seeing plumes of black smoke...so many goddamned fires.

And watching the news. That poor Reginald Denny...and so many others who were beaten for no reason other than their skin color, or just being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

People were fucking animals. It was fucking heartbreaking.

Byrnzie

I don't regard 20 years as being a long time.

I don't even regard 200 years as a long time. But that's just me.

2000 years, and I start to struggle placing myself in their shoes, but I can easily put myself back in time 100 years and get a feel for what it was like.


Shit, I still remember small details of things that happened 20 years ago as if they occurred yesterday.


Maybe people just have different perspectives when it comes to time?

hedonist

One of my favorite lines ever, in response to a question about time healing all wounds - "Time...is a magazine."

I think we experience it differently, based on age, make-up, experiences...so much more I'm sure.

I read an article awhile back about why time seems to pass quicker as we get older, and how as the pieces go by, they're smaller and smaller increments of our lives. Like when you were a kid and summer vacation seemed deliciously eternal.

Byrnzie, your remarks are interesting, because I'd agree in terms of looking at history, evolution, what have you. But on the personal side it can sometimes seem a lifetime ago. Depends on how those 20 years are being examined. I mean, how many of us have such distinct childhood memories? A lot, I'd imagine.

As for the comments up there about getting older, I don't mind anymore and now embrace it...means I'm still alive.

dmaradona10

Maybe I am an optismist but I think that race relations have evolved and improved in the past twenty years. I remember watching the riots on tv. The Reginald Denny beating always comes to mind for me. I remember when the brick was thrown at the Denny's head and the perpetrator raised his hands like he had thrown a touchdown pass or something. Also, nobody remembers when the Priest or Reverand stepped in at that intersection to stop the beating that were happening.

peacefrompaul

20 years ago? Wow.