Scott

= __The Los Angeles Riots __ = = =  == = = =In Los Angeles on April 29, 1992, four police officers pulled a black man called Rodney King from his car and repeatedly assaulted him, which was caught on camera. The four cops were acquitted of all charges. The decision caused a six day riot that took 53 lives and caused almost $1 000 000 000 in damage.= = = = = =Why did it take the form of a riot?= =I think it took the form of a riot because lots of people were very angry, and wanted to show their anger. Also I think that lots of people were looking for an excuse to cause trouble, and used it to their advantage. The protesting was initially peacefull but when riot police arrived to secure the area, the crowd went crazy. = =From that point onwards, things got crazier and crazier, as looting and assaults started happening. =  =What did it acheive? = =The riots didn't achieve very much at all, except to create anarchy and complete chaos for 6 days. Others may think that there was something acheived by the violent protesting, but I don't think so. = = = =Would a peaceful protest have changed the outcome of this event?= = = =I think that if a large number of people united to form a huge peacefull protest then the outcome would have changed considerably, and the protesting would have done something more than just creating trouble. I think that the protest started out with good intentions, but was taken advantage of by violent gangs and criminals and anarchists.=

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