The Effects Of The LA Riots In Los Angeles

On April 29, 1992, four Los Angeles police officers found Rodney King, a 26 year old black man, walking the streets of LA and nearly beat him to death for being African American. Angered by the event, the citizens of Los Angeles started rioting, looting, and destroying property. The destruction, costing an estimated one billion dollars in property damage was an effort to stop police brutality and racism. The LA riots ultimately drew attention to the social injustices in Los Angeles, shocking the rest of the united states. The positive outcomes of these riots included bringing awareness to racial profiling of blacks in Los Angeles.
Rioting is the voice of the unheard in many cases and therefore results in positive outcomes and is acceptable.

For example, on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, Michael Brown, an unarmed black male, was shot six times by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. It is non conclusive as to the actual reason why Brown was shot. The angered community of Ferguson wanted to be heard in an effort to stop racism in the U.S. The rioting included looting cars, houses, and businesses rioting at night, and setting fires for ten days. The rioters were heard and the riots eventually concluded August 20, 2015. Because a young man was unfairly murdered and the racism in Ferguson was brought to light, a positive outcome came out of the riots and we continue to more towards eliminating racial segregation in our society.