EP. 875: REMEMBERING THE 1992 L.A. RIOTS ft. BILL CODY

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact and memories of the 1992 L.A. Riots following the acquittal of LAPD officers in the Rodney King case.

I can still remember staring at the screen and listening to the verdict that the officers had been acquitted. I felt utter shock, on one hand, and deja vu, on the other. I, like millions of Americans, watched the video footage ad nauseam of the brutal beating of Rodney King at the hands of the LAPD and thought to myself there was no way these cops would get off. Yet many, including in my neighborhood of Richmond, California, were less sanguine about the prospect of justice being delivered. Such skepticism proved well-founded. The acquittal of the officers involved in the King case set off a wave of popular unrest, the so-called LA Riots of 1992 which cost 64 lives, caused over 2,300 injuries, and resulted in damages estimated at between $800 million and $1 billion. Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497 Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content…

People in this episode

Host: bitterlake

Guest: Bill Cody

Topics covered

• L.A. Riots
• Rodney King
• police brutality
• justice system
• civil unrest

Keywords

• 1992 L.A. Riots
• Rodney King
• LAPD
• police acquittal
• civil unrest
• Bill Cody

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LAPD

Places: Richmond, California

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