During the la riots tens of thousands of people stormed the streets in a frenzy of looting and vandalizing.
Roof koreans of busines protection.
Store owner richard rhee stands vigil armed with a handgun and a cellular phone on the roof of his grocery store in the koreatown area of los angeles on may 2 1992.
Over 2 300 mom and pop shops run by korean business owners were damaged through ransacking and looting during the riots sustaining close to 400 million in damages.
During the riots korean americans received very little aid or protection from police authorities due to their low social status and language barriers.
The 1992 los angeles riots are such an example of these.
Rooftop koreans is a meme but in modern america it s also a seductive fantasy for those who feel true liberty is the ability to levy fatal danger against anyone who dares to intrude.
The roof koreans were spontaneous self defense forces organized by the korean community of los angeles primarily centered in koreatown in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the los angeles riots of 1992.
Indeed they seem to happen once a generation at least.
During the riots korean shop owners in los angeles received little protection from the los angeles police.
Furthermore it is often asserted that said korean shops were disproportionately attacked by the rioters for reasons i won t get into.
As for the origins of the roof koreans it s basically an allusion to the 1992 la riots.
Left and right businesses were being burned to.
Tribute to the legendary roof koreans during the 1992 riots.
So la s rooftop koreans were likely professionally trained in the use of those firearms.
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