L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017)

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L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later was released on April 18, 2017, in the USA. The American film was produced by Entertainment One and Creature Films. The film was directed by One9 and Erik Parker. The movie was displaying the LA riots in 1992 and how the situation is after the incident for 25 years[1].

Plot

The videotaped police beating of Rodney King and the subsequent acquittal of all the officers involved sparked the 1992 L.A. riots. (Photo via ATOMIC Hot Links at Creative Commons/Flickr.)[2]

Rodney King, who just watched a basketball game and drink with a few friends, was driving home from a friend's house on March 3, 1991. While on his way, a California Highway Patrol officers asked him to pull over for speeding on the Freeway. He was on parole for robbery before and decided to not stop which lead to a high-speed chase with the officers. Ultimately, he stopped in front of an apartment and the LAPD officers beat and tase King. George Holliday, who just woke up due to the sirens outside, decided to record the scene and expose the video to the public. One year later, the LAPD officers were acquitted while the anger of African Americans has piled up for so long. This lead to the LA riot which causes arson, bombing, and even death for several people. However, after 25 years, the issue has not been resolved as it is still seen where the police brutality is done to African Americans across the country[3].

Controversy

We can see where King was beaten by the LAPD officers without hesitation. While King was charged for speeding, he did not attack any officers at all, and yet the officers beat him very fiercely. The justice has not served equally as the officers were acquitted after a year which causes an outrage[4]. Not only that, 25 years later, the injustices are still the same where there are African American victims of police brutality today. It is seen such as Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Philando Castile face the same police brutalist. These have shown that the injustice towards African Americans still exists up till today[5].

References

  1. L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017). IMDb. Retrieved January 19 2021
  2. Rodney King Broad Street Review. Retrieved January 19 2021]
  3. Andy Cush. 25 Years Later, New Documentaries Show the Los Angeles Riots Are as Relevant as Ever Spin. Retrieved January 19 2021]
  4. Jana Monji.The L.A. Riots: 25 Years Later RogerEbert. Retrieved January 19 2021]
  5. Jarreau Freeman.Blackstar Film Festival presents ‘L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later’ Broad Street Review. Retrieved January 19 2021]