'92 South Central

Back in '91 the mantra was,
"Fighting for the red, white and blue."
In the desert, the golden arches &
Whitney at XXV, were small at 14 hours away.

1 year later
"Los Angeles Policemen Aquitted for Taped Beating"
A six-part mini-series:

April 29- Panthers Assemble (Part 1 & 2)
On the intersection of Florence and Normandie,
a red truck stopped by a white in a blue state,
pulled and beaten by mob mentality.
Minutes pass, & Self-Employment is grounded
by a car stereo. Chest, Torso & Genitals
were painted black,
followed by Doogie Howser at 8:30pm.

April 30- Cosby
Quiet morning turned to heavy looting & violence,
firefights eurpt between Korean commuters & looters,
& a dusk-to-dawn curfew is in place.
"Anarchy will not be tolerated," Bush said,
while 2,000 soldiers took 24 hours to deploy.
The C-Platoon got into another firefight,
this time on 114th & Central.
Later that evening, the series finale of The Cosby Show aired.

May 1- Comes The Lawmen
 "People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?"
King pleads as he is puncteuated by his taped beating.
Re-enforcements arrive, 4,000 strong.
While buildings burn & 10, 000 troups are activated,
Green & Newton have been forgotten.
In the midst of concerts & events being shut down
by the "urgent need to restore order."
The TGIF line up started with Family Matters.

May 2- Command Decision
2,000 7th ID(L) 2nd BDE soilders,
a company of MPs from Ft. Ord
& 1,500 Marines converge
on Hunington Park (24 hours later).
13,500 to stop the breakdown
of Civil Order.
30,000 attend a peace rally.
A Federal Investigation is announced
in regards to Rod & Poe.
The Golden Girls: Home Again: Part 2 at 7pm.

May 3- Remnants
"The crisis is, more or less, under control."
Later That Day
"'Motorist Shot At Barricade'
Attempted hit and run suspect shot,
after trying to run over personnal of the National Gaurd."
Must have been Sunday, Murder, She Wrote was on.

May 4- To Rule Los Angeles
The curfew is lifted.
Official, the riot has come to an end;
off the record, looting & sporadic violence
linger for days after.
Blossom 2rd season finale at 7:30pm

(May 9th-27th bleed together.
Federal Troops were the first to pull out,
next was the National Gaurd,
finally the remaining syndrome.
Unsolved Mysteries aired 4 episodes.)

A recap 20 years later summed up the stats;
although the information had been previously avaliable:
Death Toll: 53
-10 shot by LAPD & National Gaurd
-2,000 injuried
Fires Set: 3,600
-1,100 buildings destroyed
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Material Net Loss: $800 Million - $1 Billion

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