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Rodney King, Emmanuel Cleaver, Steve Cohen (D, TN-09), Riots were not the intention
Here is a few portions from Wikipedia about the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
... The 1992 Los Angeles Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest,[1][2][3] were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of African-American motorist Rodney King following a high-speed pursuit. Thousands of people in the Los Angeles area rioted over the six days following the verdict. At that time, similar, smaller riots and anti-police actions took place in other locations in the United States and Canada.[4] Widespread looting, assault, arson and murder occurred, and property damages topped roughly US$1 billion. In all, 53 people died during the riots and thousands more were injured.[5]
... King had led police on a high-speed car chase and, after driving through several red lights and boulevard stops, had pulled over in the Lake View Terrace district. In a later interview, King, who was on parole from prison on a robbery conviction and who had past convictions for assault, battery and robbery,[7][8] said that, being on parole, he feared apprehension and being returned to prison for parole violations. ...
... When King came to a stop, four members of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) attempted to arrest King. King was tackled, tasered, heavily beaten with Pr24 batons, and repeatedly pushed down by an officer's foot. King made repeated attempts to get up and continued to ignore officer demands that he place his hands behind his back and stop resisting. ...
I recall the riots because I was in the greater Los Angeles area when they took place. The Main Stream News reported the beating, they did not give much concern to the high speed chase - The record of King which the LAPD could pick up about his convictions for assault, battery and robbery; or the fact that he ignored officer demands. When a policemen makes a demand one does not have an option to ignore it. Could less force have been used? It seems so.
When Steve Cohen (D, TN-09) is saying the Tea Party is a KKK origination - and Emmanuel Cleaver says he heard chanting of the N-word I can not help but see parallels to the riots in Los Angeles, which occurred because of deception.
It was not the intent of Rodney King to create riots. Nor Emmanuel Cleaver, Steve Cohen (D, TN-09) - but it was the effect of Rodney King that riots happened. One does not yell fire in a theater (unless it is true) because the effect is people run out. Rodney King yelled fire - he apparently was under the influence. Emmanuel Cleaver yelled fire - he apparently was sober and able to think clearly - felt pressured from the people. Steve Cohen yelled fire - he apparently had time to consider his words - nothing happened before the words to make them a reaction.
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