Retro Thursday: Fifteen Years Later

Fifteen years ago this week, Los Angeles burned in the wake of the Rodney King verdict. Strangely coincidental that the LAPD is under fire today for its actions in MacArthur Park on Tuesday -- centered on its extreme use of force, caught by video cameras (and reporters who themselves were beat down by police).

It's pretty depressing, by the way, that it's impossible to find a YouTube video about the 1992 riots (of which there are plenty) that don't include utterly racist and horrible comments by other YouTube users. A reminder that racism is alive and well, and can rear its ugly head when someone feels protected by the anonymity of leaving a comment on a website.