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Shot showing the entire city of Los Angeles up in smoke, taken from apartments on Whitley Ave off Hollywood Blvd., circa 1992. Items portrayed in this file depicts
The 1992 Los Angeles riots (also called the South Central riots, Rodney King riots, or the 1992 Los Angeles uprising) [5] [6] were a series of riots and civil disturbances that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, United States, during April and May 1992.
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However, the sentence was suspended, and she was instead placed on five years' probation with 400 hours of community service and payment of $500 restitution, as well as Harlins' funeral costs. [4] [5] The sentencing was widely regarded as extremely light, with a failed appeal reportedly contributing to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. [6]
LA 92 is a 2017 American documentary film about the 1992 Los Angeles riots, directed by Daniel Lindsay and T. J. Martin. [5] It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21, 2017, opened in theaters on April 28, 2017 and aired on National Geographic Channel on April 30, 2017.
The scene in the game mirrors the 1991 beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. [citation needed] Blitz: The League II features a team called the LA Riot. Stock footage from the 1992 Los Angeles riots was utilized for the opening of Resident Evil 3 to show how Raccoon City fell to the T-Virus outbreak.
Infamous, a party crew in East Los Angeles, was known for throwing “T-parties,” which were events specifically for LGBT Latinos. [11] According to Cal Poly Pomona professor Anthony Christian Ocampo, T-parties occurred in the late-1990s and were mostly held in backyards, parking lots, as well as locations such as a laundromat and an auto ...