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*AzCivic* · 02-02-2004, 02:41 AM

hows this:
"While L.A. was lucky enough to get away with only 52 dead (not 54), the property damage was in the hundreds of millions. To add to that, the majority of businesses looted and destroyed were black owned (though Koreans were hit hard too). Also, this happened in these people's back yards which shows a complete lack of any sense of community or solidarity. And why mention the Boston Tea Party? That's not so much a riot as a political statement...it wasn't an opportunistic smash and grab (and you should be thankful it happened. Our country may have been infinitely different without it.). As for sports riots...sure, they happen but don't belittle real events or yourself by saying a bunch of drunken schmucks pushing over light poles compares in any way on any scale to what happened in L.A. in '92 or Watts in '68 and again in '69. Besdies, can you prove to me that those events are commited by an exclusively or even a majority of a white crowd?"

apparently you place more importance on property than on human life, way to go

the boston tea party was just that a freakin riot, just because no one was killed and buildings werent burned down it was still a rise against those who they felt controlled them, and property was destroyed.

yes there arent many riots about white people trying to create havok since white people werent discriminated against since the birth of this country, you really are stupid to bring this up, especially the part about there not being any riots associated with the civil rights movement when all of the riots you pointed out were just that.

i like how you put race up as a reason for everything, like the oj trial. being rich and famous had nothing to do with huh? no rich/famous person has ever gotten off have they?

02-02-2004, 02:41 AM	#18
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 44 Posts: 3,804	hows this: "While L.A. was lucky enough to get away with only 52 dead (not 54), the property damage was in the hundreds of millions. To add to that, the majority of businesses looted and destroyed were black owned (though Koreans were hit hard too). Also, this happened in these people's back yards which shows a complete lack of any sense of community or solidarity. And why mention the Boston Tea Party? That's not so much a riot as a political statement...it wasn't an opportunistic smash and grab (and you should be thankful it happened. Our country may have been infinitely different without it.). As for sports riots...sure, they happen but don't belittle real events or yourself by saying a bunch of drunken schmucks pushing over light poles compares in any way on any scale to what happened in L.A. in '92 or Watts in '68 and again in '69. Besdies, can you prove to me that those events are commited by an exclusively or even a majority of a white crowd?" apparently you place more importance on property than on human life, way to go the boston tea party was just that a freakin riot, just because no one was killed and buildings werent burned down it was still a rise against those who they felt controlled them, and property was destroyed. yes there arent many riots about white people trying to create havok since white people werent discriminated against since the birth of this country, you really are stupid to bring this up, especially the part about there not being any riots associated with the civil rights movement when all of the riots you pointed out were just that. i like how you put race up as a reason for everything, like the oj trial. being rich and famous had nothing to do with huh? no rich/famous person has ever gotten off have they?