Here's the Link to an event that relates to the theme: “Violence leads to more violence.”
http://www.southcentralhistory.com/la-riots.php
This event happened just 2 decades ago, when many situations went wrong leading to a bigger situation. The LA Riots in 1992 were caused by many previous actions.
The first incident that caused the riots was the case of the beating of Rodney King. The police had caught him speeding on a highway one night in 1991 and beat him hard for 15 minutes without knowing that they were being filmed. Soon everyone had seen what had happened and the officers were extremely charged for severely and permanately injuring King. Because the officers were all white, the people believe that they beat King up because of his color. This belief was the first cause of the riots.
Another cause of the LA Riots was the murder of Latasha Harlins. When the young teen girl went to buy orange juice, the clerk, who was Korean, accused Harlins of stealing and shot her in the back of the head. This murder was also caught on video and the clerk, Soon Ja Du, was put on probation and had to pay a fine, but was not put in jail. Since Harlins, like King, was black, there was the belief again that Du was not put in jail because of Harlins’ color, which put a deep strain in the relationship between Koreans and blacks.
In 1992, the case of Rodney King ended with the officers found not guilty, which led to many people angry and dissappointed. This is when the rioting began in South Central
.
As the rioting went on for 5 days, violence grew and grew. To think that all this started because of one injured and one murdered a year before. This proves the statement “Violence leads to more violence.”
It is very important to understand that this statement is true because it just leads to the worse and doesn’t stop unless the violence was never started. Violence can also hurt many others around that weren't meant to be hurt. It is never a good solution to anything. Always go by the famous saying:
“Violence doesn’t solve anthing.”
http://www.southcentralhistory.com/la-riots.php
This event happened just 2 decades ago, when many situations went wrong leading to a bigger situation. The LA Riots in 1992 were caused by many previous actions.
The first incident that caused the riots was the case of the beating of Rodney King. The police had caught him speeding on a highway one night in 1991 and beat him hard for 15 minutes without knowing that they were being filmed. Soon everyone had seen what had happened and the officers were extremely charged for severely and permanately injuring King. Because the officers were all white, the people believe that they beat King up because of his color. This belief was the first cause of the riots.
Another cause of the LA Riots was the murder of Latasha Harlins. When the young teen girl went to buy orange juice, the clerk, who was Korean, accused Harlins of stealing and shot her in the back of the head. This murder was also caught on video and the clerk, Soon Ja Du, was put on probation and had to pay a fine, but was not put in jail. Since Harlins, like King, was black, there was the belief again that Du was not put in jail because of Harlins’ color, which put a deep strain in the relationship between Koreans and blacks.
In 1992, the case of Rodney King ended with the officers found not guilty, which led to many people angry and dissappointed. This is when the rioting began in South Central
.
As the rioting went on for 5 days, violence grew and grew. To think that all this started because of one injured and one murdered a year before. This proves the statement “Violence leads to more violence.”
It is very important to understand that this statement is true because it just leads to the worse and doesn’t stop unless the violence was never started. Violence can also hurt many others around that weren't meant to be hurt. It is never a good solution to anything. Always go by the famous saying:
“Violence doesn’t solve anthing.”
