What story do you want me to talk about next?

@Moritz558

Жыл бұрын

The Waco siege would be interesting.

@asaprockyscousin_pebble

Жыл бұрын

Ruby Ridge would be nice if you haven't done it yet or Shawn Nelson's tank rampage

@abefroman4953

Жыл бұрын

Sagon Penn and San Diego PD

@rc51bandit

Жыл бұрын

Ft. Polk, Louisiana helicopter bank robbery

@scienceandmatter8739

Жыл бұрын

GERMAN LEGEND JSTARK1809

Public schools should teach our kids that Rooftop Koreans are American heroes.

@kabysummit5801

8 ай бұрын

Whether the public schools came through or not, we the society can do that for our youngsters.

@pongangelo2048

8 ай бұрын

Nah, schools are pro BLM. Any stories that vilifying black people are unacceptable. Stories involving black people must paint them as the victims.

@TheHoodVoice2024

8 ай бұрын

Teach it in Asia

@kabysummit5801

8 ай бұрын

@@TheHoodVoice2024 You bet it should. And you better believe news travels.

@ospreyslender8931

8 ай бұрын

they dont even teach geography in the US, no point in teaching about Korean Americans when they only want to hear about themselves.

We don't need the second ammendment. The police will protect you! As we see in this beautiful display.

@mikepalmer2219

Жыл бұрын

My son is a sheriff deputy and he says keeping the peace only works until people decide they don’t want to anymore. It’s a kind of illusion people have bought into. As soon as a situation like this happens where thousands of people decide to riot nothing will stop them. You can bring in the national guard and start mowing people down I suppose. But when people cross the line into a riot of this capacity you best get the hell out.

@kevinb1096

Жыл бұрын

In 2005 the supreme court ruled the police have no duty to protect. Which is why we need full automatics.

@wolfenrichtophen6010

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinb1096 Full-Automatics are hard to control though. Semi-Auto works just as well. You need decent training to operate a Full-Auto weapon.

@kevinb1096

Жыл бұрын

@@wolfenrichtophen6010 it ain't about being accurate. If you're surrounded 50 to 1. You're just going to spray. I turned down the wrong street when the stuff was popping off in Baltimore and I almost got surrounded. Semi auto wouldn't have helped me out if I got stopped.

@TheGryfx

Жыл бұрын

Was just thinking the same thing. The police are here to protect the status quo nothing more. When shit hits the fan they won't be out to serve you.

They ain’t Koreans, they’re Korean Americans. Respect.

@jsk6390

28 күн бұрын

Wow someone can be this dumb lol

@jennifurzoe1302

25 күн бұрын

Americans of Korean descent

@anydaynow01

22 күн бұрын

I would say they're just Americans. The vast majority of us aren't the original people on this continent. And American heroes at that, the founding fathers would be proud of their organized defense until the cavalry arrived.

@ddickeybenton8154

13 күн бұрын

corrected again. Americans period...

@nbkd2wnoo9

9 күн бұрын

@@anydaynow01yc

I had Korean friends all armed to the teeth driving from orange county to Korea town to help Koreans business from these looters. I was amazed by the unity of Southern California Koreans.

@Darthdoodoo

3 күн бұрын

Fuk yea dude asians are great at sticking together to help each other. Thats why they will be the next super power cuz they know unity not diversity is their strength

This is literally what a militia is meant to be. Props to these true Americans, immigrants or not

@Joe-qv7jk

Жыл бұрын

“Americans” are not native to America……..

@whitedom2041

Жыл бұрын

they are not true americans bruh they litterally isolate themselves in a korea town... they live in a community filled with koreans they speak korean all their shops had korean language on it but oogga booga pea brain american think he has gun he shoot ppl he true american ooga booga loooool at you

@robertortiz-wilson1588

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@SirAndrewll

Жыл бұрын

Immigrants seem to be more American than half of Americans nowadays

@loganwgriffith

Жыл бұрын

F yeah. More American than most of our citizens. This is why we "need" ARs and AKs!

The black man screaming "it's not right!" at the people destroying the community he was likely born and raised in always gets me

@walruspanda0072

Жыл бұрын

His business was one of many looted and destroyed during the riots as well

@lecoureurdesbois86

Жыл бұрын

"Stop acting white"

@Hoochibaba

Жыл бұрын

Such a chilling video to watch. A man born with nothing built something for himself then destroyed by the people in his community

@rationalicthus

Жыл бұрын

I'll never forget watching it as it happened. Terrifying, and somewhat new back then. Now it's an everyday occurrence it seems.

@josephcortez9356

Жыл бұрын

That black man had internal white supremacy and was violently fighting a "mostly" peaceful protest. Joking by the way.

Don't be a victim - Be a roof Korean

@aw4955

21 күн бұрын

This

@JoesGuy

21 күн бұрын

@@aw4955 👍

@AB-ez4rm

12 күн бұрын

That's got to be a t-shirt

@aw4955

12 күн бұрын

@@AB-ez4rm someone needs to make that

@JoesGuy

12 күн бұрын

@@AB-ez4rm I agree!

These absolute Chads showed the rest of the world what real Americans look like. Unfathomably based.

@phillipdavidhaskett7513

4 күн бұрын

WTF does that even mean? Stringing words together doesn't make a witty comment.

@NuanceOverDogma

3 күн бұрын

@@phillipdavidhaskett7513 it means you are an out of touch clown.

@cupsoup7244

Күн бұрын

Please get off the internet

@JETZcorp

Күн бұрын

@@phillipdavidhaskett7513 Translation for Old People: These cool and masculine men demonstrated the attitude and actions befitting the cultural expectations of United States citizens. They are the opposite of woke victims, and hold strong principles.

Koreans were absolutely being targeted in the riots. They stood up for themselves in legitimate self defense.

@SuiSSe-Torture-Prisonniers-CH

Жыл бұрын

There are numerous Crips testimonies, saying that they bought their guns from the police, and MS13 stands for Mason with the occult number 13 attached to it - yes, all these gangs work for their Masters in the US Government and US Authorities, who are predominently Freemason members being the top gang on the food chain. Total intel on the enemy within in KZread video "The Swiss Beast - Home of the Devil; Part 1 Nazi-Templars" also on channel Giureh. We are being ruled by a foreign power, that has become domestic and has taken over all key positions in society.

@deeznutz8320

Жыл бұрын

@S Because that Korean lady shot a black girl in the back after a robbery i believe? It was right during the Rodney King verdict

@SuiSSe-Torture-Prisonniers-CH

Жыл бұрын

@Somebody Same problem in South Africa.

@MRFittedcap5950

Жыл бұрын

I don’t condone Koreans being targeted, but You do know why, right?

@MolpPlom

Жыл бұрын

@@SuiSSe-Torture-Prisonniers-CH yeah the problem with black appear when they leave africa

My dad was a roof top Korean. After he left the ROK Army in 1971, he swore to never use a gun again. My dad broke his promise to himself so he could keep his promise to me: to raise me never wanting for basic human needs. To me the story of rooftop Koreans is about a generation of Koreans who survived the Korean War, fought in Vietnam, and later on the roofs so their families could live the American dream. Thanks for sharing their story

@SynthCool

Жыл бұрын

well duh we destroyed and destabilized your weak little countries in the 60s so you had no choice but the american dream lol

@DK-421

Жыл бұрын

Sorry that your family had to go through all this.

@TheCaptainbeefylog

Жыл бұрын

It may be just my opinion, but these are the kind of people who built America and made it the land of opportunity, by their hard work and determination. True Americans. Massive respect to your father and his compatriots. It's sad that your father had to break his promise and I suspect that decision cost him something deep inside, so my respect for people such as he is only increased.

@ShawsOwn

Жыл бұрын

Damned. That's a perspective that I hadn't considered until you shared this. I was stationed in Korea & saw how hard mandatory service was for a lot of Korean men. My job's (USAF Security Forces) Korean counter of Air Police has a lot of suicides. So I could see how setting that aside would be a relief. Then having to take arms up again after that. That's massive determination & must have mentally hung over many of the roof top Koreans. Thank you for sharing this perspective & my thanks to your dad for his service to both of his countries.

@dxpdigital5343

Жыл бұрын

lmao slavery built america, are you out your fckn mind?

Kenneth K. Lee is the man in the red shirt sadly passed away recently

@TheKing-uu7jn

Күн бұрын

God bless his soul

@yak9989

2 сағат бұрын

RIP

I served in the army with a man that was of Korean decent from LA. We always joked and said he was our secret weapon the rooftop Korean. Turns out his dad was actually one of the rooftop Koreans.

@PisaniProductions

Жыл бұрын

Another guy in the comments said that too, wonder if y’all knew each other?

@qwertpoiuy430

Жыл бұрын

@@PisaniProductions there’s a lot of Korean Americans, and lots of Koreans that took place

@boatznhoez1095

Жыл бұрын

@@PisaniProductions I mean its always a possibility, but the army is a big place.

@johnychrist5475

Жыл бұрын

@@boatznhoez1095 the army actually feels really small when you're in it, meet alot of the same faces all over the world

@boatznhoez1095

Жыл бұрын

@@johnychrist5475 thats fair, but ive been out for a little over ten years now and once you add veterans and prior service it gets a bit harder to say yeah I know that guy without some specifics

I need a home security system that offers "roofs koreans" as a home security option

@GamerMarine89

Жыл бұрын

You just need to feed, water and occasionally supply them with ammo

@bjrnterjesen651

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@samholdsworth420

Жыл бұрын

You can buy a rooftop Caucasian for half the price...

@jayoh123

Жыл бұрын

dosnt have to be koreans. just good people that will stand up for whats right.

@damianstemarie

Жыл бұрын

Be your own rooftop korean

FUCK YES! I remember this. THIS type of unity is what all true americans need to become. That was their property, hard work, livelihood! PROTECT all that you are! Mad respect to the entire Korean Community!!!!!!!!

Weak men create hard times. Hard times create strong men. Strong men create Rooftop Koreans.

@VZWK

4 ай бұрын

You should've substituted strong men for roof Koreans rather than hard times

@8qjfhai8

Ай бұрын

​@@VZWKare you high

@dannydanumba2619

13 күн бұрын

Rooftop Koreans create vantage points

@Pepe-pq3om

8 күн бұрын

​@@8qjfhai8He's right, the usual saying goes: "Weak men creat hard times, hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, and good times create weak men." So in the original comment Rooftop Korean is substituting good times, which is dumb and doesn't even make sense. So what the original comment should have done is to replace strong men for rooftop Koreans instead, so that it would go: "...weak men create hard times, hard times create rooftop Koreans." Which totally makes since.

@8qjfhai8

7 күн бұрын

@@Pepe-pq3om "rather than hard times"

My dad was stuck in an apartment complex in La being guarded by Koreans, he said it was the most surreal moment of his life.

@jp-ty1vd

4 ай бұрын

I wonder how many were former ROK soldiers?

@mirkat2008

4 ай бұрын

@@jp-ty1vd all of them, probably some KPA too

@rmac3217

4 ай бұрын

Then he saw his son listening to K-Pop, then that became the most surreal moment of his life.

@Curtoonstv

3 ай бұрын

@@rmac3217😂😂 he’s tryna roast

@KingCrabSuited

3 ай бұрын

​@@jp-ty1vdthey were all South Korean immigrants. North Koreans are trapped and not allowed to exit their country.

"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State..." They look pretty well regulated to me. Props to any American regardless of background who uses their rights to stand up for themselves.

@brrt3678

Жыл бұрын

riots is not defense of the state? 🤔 Pretty sure is a fucking mob with guns, in small groups, with no coordination and most likely to be shot by anyone whipping out a gun...since again no one could coordinate or communicate. Well Regulated....seems to be the problem that was missing.

@jairogiraud770

Жыл бұрын

Bro they even had a radio broadcast that helped them rally at needed points. if thats not organized i dont know what is

@calicoesblue4703

Жыл бұрын

🤡🤡🤡

@patrickmajor5471

Жыл бұрын

@@calicoesblue4703 the lay down and comply type

@patrickmajor5471

Жыл бұрын

@@jairogiraud770 yes brother, clearly they were prepared and were not gonna allow their business to burn to ashes

Make Rooftop Koreans Great Again

7:40 The idea of a radio station becoming a makeshift 911 dispatch for vigilante guards because the formal process failed is so sad, but so inspiring. It never should have gotten this bad, but thanks to these Americans of Korean descent, some semblance of order was maintained. With how the last few years have gone, it may be necessary for Americans of all descents to once again defend the order those elected and sworn to do so fail.

The fact that a radio station was more effective than police is kind of scary

@garlottos

Жыл бұрын

Bottom-Up will always be more effective than Top-Down

@ShitBagSPC

Жыл бұрын

Power to the people

@BillyTheKidder

Жыл бұрын

They fixed that now..

@EliteSniperTV

Жыл бұрын

The police are not there to protect you

@nicerecruit4216

Жыл бұрын

did we watch the same video, or did you forget that their was riots and fires everywhere

These brave people are more "American" than a lot of our native born. Kudos to them showing the truth of American spirit.

@phonkphonk

Жыл бұрын

Facts.

@josephmunoz9171

Жыл бұрын

The thing is they don’t know the reason the riots happened. Sadly they don’t know the treatment of US systems upon blacks, brown, yellow, and many other underserved groups for many years. You forget that literally 20 years before these riots you had state governments literally justifying violence, discrimination, and poverty against certain groups through their policy. You had cops syndicates that targeted certain groups on purpose. Many stories of white mob groups fighting segregation, civil rights, and equity against other groups. Politicians calling black women “welfare queens”. Cutting back social programs that mostly poorer people relied on. De-unionizing the labor section, segregating housing and so much more. All of these were the reasons these riots happened and why they exploded so big. The history matters. While these “roof top Koreans” were looking out for their businesses, many probably don’t know the violent US histories and how that literally caused these riots. We can either focus on the responses to a problem caused by a problem, or fix the problem at its roots to prevent there being another “riot”.

@Xj6245

Жыл бұрын

This is why Koreans come to America, for freedom! Like having pepper spray is a crime on majority of Asian countries

@thatdarnmage1515

Жыл бұрын

I came to the comments hoping someone felt the same way about these brave ass Koreans as me lol. Pretty sad when foreigners defend and uphold what our country was founded on more so than those that are born in said country..

@MMABeijing

Жыл бұрын

they are koreans. Born and raised and trained in Korea. Koreans are territorial, they just won't let you just come and destroy their shit. It might be good to have people like that in the USA, it is actually 100% good, but they are not american.

This is what makes koreans so good. Instead of playing victim, they decided to fight back and hold.

7:20 The long shot of the Korean man on the rooftop down to the American store sign and the Mexican flag fills me with such pride. This is what America really is, looking past all kinds of differences to help each other

@nursestoyland

Ай бұрын

Indeed

@ToffeeNB

7 күн бұрын

except for black people, right?

@ChrisVillagomez

6 күн бұрын

@@ToffeeNB Mate fuck off. Everyone is equal in my eyes, no matter what we look like or where we live. Some of us are just jerks

@ChrisVillagomez

6 күн бұрын

@ToffeeNB Everyone is equal in my eyes, no matter what you look like or where you're from. Some of us are just jerkoffs like you. Shove off with your ragebait

@ninjireal

Күн бұрын

⁠@@ToffeeNBBlack people not raised into a primal ideology of fearmongering injected by the government to kill poor people.

That man screaming "ITS NOT RIGHT WHAT YA'll ARE DOIN" made me tear up man. The emotion in his voice... Bless that man. These Koreans protecting themselves makes me SO DAMN PROUD to be an American. Things may be fked here, but in an emergency, we stand up.

“It’s not right. It’s not right what y’all doing. I came from the ghetto too” I’d be lying if I said this didn’t bring a tear to my eye :/ hit me hard in the feels bro

@niggasinanutshell6590

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nalmstyEh6m2pso.html It’s finally here

@FirstOfTheMagi

Жыл бұрын

For real. Was a powerful condemnation

@Shahmane666

Жыл бұрын

I got goosebumps when I saw that part. Just those few lines were powerful and moving because of the emotion in that man’s voice and face

@HorrorUberAlles

Жыл бұрын

Yet his words, as heartfelt as they were, fell on deaf ears.

@mokomothman5713

Жыл бұрын

@@HorrorUberAlles crab bucket in full effect

The bulk of these men weren't specifically just North Korean refugees that escaped to South Korea then immigrated to the US. They were also normal South Koreans as well, South Korea has had mandatory conscription since the armistice of the Korean War, they all more or less served their time in the ROKAF in some form or another and had military training. It showed in the sense of not specifically firearms training but how quickly they mobilized and organized their defences together so efficiently as a group.

@negativeionz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, for sure it was more native-born South Koreans than North.

@trespire

Жыл бұрын

This is why more nations should adopt conscript military service for young adults, like in Swizerland, Italy, Finland. It builds ones character and unifies the nation. Regards from Israel.

@Louzahsol

Жыл бұрын

@@trespire is that why Israel tries to divide every other country?

@davidha8874

Жыл бұрын

Better is a well organized volunteer civilian militia. The govt army is well known to create suicidal conditions amongst its solders and starts needless foreign wars.

@batmanv.hendustan7506

Жыл бұрын

@@trespire Our youth [South Koreans] loathe the conscription and they will try to find any means to escape it. In my class there are only a few who find it a necessity and duty.

These people are real Americans. I’m proud to call them my countymen.

"It's all fun and games, until the roof starts speaking Korean!"

@langbo9999

3 ай бұрын

Not funny to be a criminal when you fight a real full blood Soldier.

Koreans were targeted by the rioting mobs because Koreans had made successes of their lives, built thriving small businesses, and looked different to the rioting mob. Nothing but full respect to the Roof Koreans who bravely fought back and protected their families and businesses.

@obunga4233

Жыл бұрын

They were also targeted because how Latasha H. was shot and killed by a Korean store owner. I'm not calling myself an expert because i wasn't born by the time the riots even broke out and how i'm just now learning about this. But most of the 1992 riots was gang mentality and it seems like a plausible justification that rioters and looters would target koreatown because of this.

@joker1087

Жыл бұрын

@@obunga4233 people talk about that but also forget the amount of korena store owners killed and beaten prior to that. one store owner was executed a week earlier . violence begets violence. it’s sad

@obunga4233

Жыл бұрын

@@joker1087 True, I cant disagree with that last statement

@sillasaram9121

Жыл бұрын

@@obunga4233 They were targeted because media covered up the fact that 85% of Koreans murdered were by blacks. When they don't show how Koreans were being murdered, DemoKKKrat media was out to start a race war by highlighting Harlan story over and over.

@tahirhubbard7633

Жыл бұрын

That's not true, the Koreans weren't targeted because they were Korean that's a B's other store owners of different race was targeted also black and white and Mexican. In riot the rioters see a lot of stores as fair game

My father worked on Beverly and Normandie during the riots. He told me about the Koreans that helped him and his store. They helped him leave the area when it started to get really bad with an armed escort. People don’t really understand the level of lawlessness there was. I’m glad my father made it out safe and big respect to those Koreans that helped my Dad.

@play4keeps77

Жыл бұрын

Glad they helped ur dad imagine ur dad met a different woman after those riots and u were never born. Lmao

@Chuked

Жыл бұрын

@@play4keeps77 its called a butterfly effect and its a horrific concept

@exo-zaddy4886

Жыл бұрын

and people wanna ban our second amendment smh.

@shahpoetix

Жыл бұрын

@@play4keeps77 imagine I caught you in a parallel universe and snapped all your fingers off so you couldn’t type in this universe lol

@Paul_DSZ

Жыл бұрын

@@play4keeps77 a lot people were injured, died, or lost businesses. I only hear stories from my family but May 2020 looting was pretty wild in lawlessness too, not near the riots but how spread out the chaos was, they just consciously did it in nicer areas (there was some people just protesting)

Keep in mind that for businesses and residences, insurance doesn’t cover war, riots and civil unrest. These people lost a lot. Rodney King was a bum. These Koreans are my heroes.

Born and raised in Los Angeles county, my wife and I were newly married and living in Woodland Hills. I commuted past LAX to the Hawthorne airport and my wife worked for Crusader insurance. We had gone to the Dodgers game with my parents and drove back home on the freeway through the spreading chaos and fires seen in that stock montage you included ( at 4:05) ... the roof Koreans were the bright spot of the whole week, 2A forever ! My wife's company worked hard to help business owners recover as best possible.

This is without a doubt the best case for gun ownership you can possibly make

@bawsak101

11 ай бұрын

Naw because the democrats what the rioters to succeed

@joemontano71

11 ай бұрын

One notch below our biggest threat - government tyranny.

@jarrah580

11 ай бұрын

@@joemontano71 owning a gun isn't going to do a goddamn thing against government tyranny these days bud

@joemontano71

11 ай бұрын

@@jarrah580 Telephone tough-guy.

@amiropajero8799

11 ай бұрын

@@joemontano71 im pro gun but honestly owning guns wont do anything against the government and its 800 billion dollars of yearly military spending

I was 21 when this happened. My dad, who was a captain in the korean army, had a store in downtown LA. He told my older brother and me that we needed to protect our business. The three of us got there to find that the other korean store owners were already on the roof armed. Spent 3 days on that roof taking turns keeping watch. Shot warning shots and got shot at but fortunately no one got hurt. Thank you for this video, it brought tears to my eyes

@joshuawilliams194

Жыл бұрын

Brought tears to my eyes and I wasn't even there. Wish more people In America would stand up for whats right!

@redraiderrider3289

Жыл бұрын

@@joshuawilliams194 one day, we will. We will have no choice.

@glennwatson3313

Жыл бұрын

Well done.

@FM-ig3th

Жыл бұрын

대한민국!

@k.lisaswensen9877

Жыл бұрын

Wow. Respect. Vote to protect our A2 right. It's under attack.

That korean with the sniper had me 💀💀💀💀

@douglasduda9826

26 күн бұрын

Its a hunting rifle, "SNIPING" also comes from hunting too...hunting Snipes a bird... Dude is defending his business with his deer rifle.

It's infuriating that law enforcement will take away your ability to defend yourself and then not provide protection when it's needed. I was so happy to see those business owners take a stand against the looters.

My father and uncles, most of whom were ROK vets, all took up arms to defend their stores. I was in high school. Your typical rebellious teen. With a growing sense of dread, wonder, and excitement, I learned what real responsibility and earned respect was all about.

@markraymond7235

Жыл бұрын

Did they save their stores? How many people did they shoot?

@Jason-sh1xu

Жыл бұрын

@@markraymond7235 Only one or two stores actually shot at anyone

@Don-qb1vi

Жыл бұрын

that's badass man. what a place to grow up. I watched this safe and sound in Canada thanking God we didn't have slavery here.

@BringerOfD

Жыл бұрын

The man taught you why you call him daddy, and it ain't just cause he's your father lol. Respect to your family.

@Downbad1k

Жыл бұрын

Respect

Many of the male Korean immigrants in LA were trained via compulsary military service in Korea. They did not fuck around, and it makes me absolutely burst with American patriotism. I fucking love the rooftop Koreans using their God-given right to defend what they earned.

@TheOscarsolis89

Жыл бұрын

Nothing but facts brother 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@bradcampbell7253

Жыл бұрын

This we will defend!

@CARBONHAWK1

Жыл бұрын

Y’all love black people getting smoked, not surprised

@hicknopunk

Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah!

@dabda8510

Жыл бұрын

Some 300,000 South Koreans rotated through the Vietnam war. Say one was in Vietnam in 1970 at the age of 20, he'd be about 45 in 1992.

I was there. I went to work every day, dispatching taxis county wide. When you look at the fact that only .0006% of the population of LA County died is a freaking miracle. It was all about free stuff. Rodney King was the George Floyd of the 90s.

@7evYT

13 күн бұрын

Amen. And they are still actively trying to create the next one.

Koreans taught native blacks some serious lessons.

@washmycup

3 ай бұрын

No. Blacks taught the Koreans the lessons. They lost 400M in property damages because they decided to kill an innocent black child lol

@Fa-pt7yv

3 ай бұрын

@@washmycup womp womp

@abceckswhyzee7169

3 ай бұрын

womp womp....@@Fa-pt7yv

@k1ny4n19

20 күн бұрын

What is that supposed to mean

@Crazson34

13 күн бұрын

@@k1ny4n19 It means they found the right one's and the blacks didn't want that smoke.

I applaud the korean community for banding together and protecting their businesses.

@kandysell

10 ай бұрын

maybe the south korean government forcing every male to go to the military after high school sort of paid off

@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN

9 ай бұрын

Todays Koreans wanna be weak af and kiss ass and not call out blk ppl for anything

@redrustyhill2

9 ай бұрын

Too bad they gave up their arms and let gangs take over

@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198

8 ай бұрын

@@redrustyhill2 Wait, they did??

@Codename_Horizon

8 ай бұрын

@@lovelylipbonesouwwwwwwwolv2198don’t just listen to strangers on the internet, do some googling.

No one exercises their rights more than those who have fled from hardship to get here. They’ve fought and died to get here, and they’ll do the same to keep the rights and livelihood they came here for.

@chainherup6154

Жыл бұрын

Yet we want to close our borders

@Se7Tripz

Жыл бұрын

Annnnnnnd i was right lol typical trash. On March 16th 1991, 15 year old Latasha Harlins walked into Empire Liquor in LA just before 10 a.m. With money in hand, she put a $1.79 bottle of orange juice in her back pack. The store owner, Soon Ja Du, saw this and accused the little girl of stealing. When Latasha walked up to the counter to pay for the orange juice, Soon snatched Latasha up by her sweater and began pulling at Latasha's backpack. Latasha, again.. 15.. struck Soon two times causing Soon to let Latasha go. Soon then angrily thre a stool at Latasha.. who is, again.. 15. Latasha picked up the bottle of juice that had dropped on the floor durring the scuffle and handed it to Soon, who snatched it from Latasha. Latasha turned and walked away. She got about three feet before Soon blew Latasha's brains out with a revolver.. over $1.75 orange juice.. that Latasha intended to purchase. At trial, Soon said she feared for her life. Soon said it was self defense to shoot a 15 year old child in the back of the head when she is walking away from you. The jury found Soon guilty of voluntary manslaughter, an offense that carries a maximum prison sentence of 16 years. However, the trial judge, Joyce Karlin, sentenced Soon to five years of probation, 10 years of suspended prison, 400 hours of community service, and a $500 fine. A state appeals court later unanimously upheld Judge Karlin's sentencing decision, 3-0, on April 21, 1992, about a week before the LA riots. In July 1992, the Harlins family was awarded $300,000 in settlement.. after lawyer fees.. burial costs... Soon Ja Du MURDERED a 15 year old CHILD and never lost a DAY of freedom. Moreover, the way the Asian community had been treating the black community in Los Angeles before this specific incident was deplorable at best. So, with ALL disrespect, FUCK "saigu".. FUCK April 29th.. FUCK this bullshit ass narrative that they push.. Korean store were targeted because of what the fuck they did. Period. Tell the whole fuckin story if you gon tell it.

@duggancruz

Жыл бұрын

Great comment😉

@apapz3245

Жыл бұрын

Faxcts

@devonforsure260

Жыл бұрын

Facts. If you want to try it be prepared to get tried 🙏

Netflix should make a movie on this. This story needs a movie.

@PeterDiaz-sg4xe

27 күн бұрын

Hollywood made a movie about that era I think the movie was called falling down with Michael Douglas, but they portray the Korean as evil people unfortunately They gotta keep the narrative going but I gotta give a lot of respect for them. They we’re getting Rob left and right for years before the LA riots broke out it’s similar to the 2020 riots. The only difference they actually fought back and they weren’t fighting against looter it was more like MS 13 18th St. gang and the bloods in the Crips because k Town is located in the hood there even a rap song from ice cube and 2Pac stating to attack the Koreans unfortunately for the gangbangers most of the Koreans that immigrated in the early 70s were Vietnam vets

@dalehood1846

5 сағат бұрын

You know HOLLYWIERD would screw it up beyond belief.

I was there back in April-May 1992, deploying out of San Diego with C/3-185 AR. I personally saw the Korean business owners defending their property with my own eyes. We (the California Army National Guard) waved at them. We figured that we were in this together. Very difficult and trying times, thanks for putting this video out so people can learn about the history of the LA Riots...

As a non-Korean American this story always fills me with a sense of national pride, the Korean community will always be a welcomed part of America's identity.

@Synoopy2

9 ай бұрын

I guess some are welcomed and some are not.

@zoogie980

8 ай бұрын

@@Synoopy2 yes

@SamuelLanghorn

8 ай бұрын

are you native American? from which people?

@shakiragoofygal

8 ай бұрын

​@@zoogie980who exactly? 🤨

@VladV-kx6ky

8 ай бұрын

Your the cause of this , just treat people like human beings and non of this happens

Nothing warms my heart like a story or immigrants that stood for whats theirs. Rock the fuck on guys

@jakeflint4018

Жыл бұрын

I found out my neighbor who was a ww2 veteran ran over the lady across the streets dog , so I leveraged this information against him & once a week 4 five years I got hand stuff & light kissing from him until he passed

@floppagaming2213

Жыл бұрын

@@jakeflint4018 nigga what the fuck

@jeffl1484

Жыл бұрын

Right on.

@RAAM855

Жыл бұрын

Funny how those Koreans are now probably bigger 2nd Amendment defenders than most natural born Americans

@Diamondsmuggler

Жыл бұрын

@@amateurtouring tf you talking about?

Black people so mad someone stopped them from getting more free stuff…

The scene where the elderly man is screaming “it’s not right!” Is tough to watch! You can hear how much he is hurting

@augustopinochet3830

Жыл бұрын

yeah rodney shouldn't have led them on a high speed chase. Then after said chase acted uncooperative the whole fucking time. lmao if he would have crashed he would have gotten smoked by a pissed off husband and father. would have been a better outcome

@boundO_o

Жыл бұрын

@@augustopinochet3830 lmao stfu yes even if he did all that the cops were still wrong to beat him two wrongs dont make a right but with that being said looting was wrong and most looters didn't give a single fuck about rodney they just wanted free shit

@jamvan2k

Жыл бұрын

@@augustopinochet3830 this wasn’t about Rodney King, this was brewing for years due to the unjust treatment of black people in Los Angeles by the police department. The officers being acquitted only caused the eruption that had been waiting to explode. Might want to learn about the history of the LA police department before making such ignorant comments.

@Arcademan09

Жыл бұрын

@@jamvan2k isn't he yelling the rioters and looters? What happened to Rodney and the verdicts IS AND WAS a complete shitshow and people were justified to be angry but how does that justify random local business being destroyed? What if your brother or grandparent got beat up and later your family business burned down? Would you still shrug your arms and side with the rioters? I'd be fucking furious, my family in Mexico have their own shops they own and I'd be there defending them if shit ever went down, especially when you consider some of those stores also double as their homes

@jdestrada6281

Жыл бұрын

@@jamvan2k he was screaming at the people looting and destroying property

People think LA today is "bad" lol. Early 90s Los Angeles was a whole different animal

@christopherwharton6022

Жыл бұрын

It’s getting right back to where it was with all of the soft on crime policies.

@justinissocool1

Жыл бұрын

Now it’s kinda just a zombie town run down by drugs and homelessness. Back then it was a fuckin war zone

@crookedjack5499

Жыл бұрын

@@firebird4491 This just isn't true. People use this argument for the war on drugs which is completely different. Being tougher on violent criminals charged with murder, rape or robbery and not releasing them out into the population a few days later after their arrest does stop them from committing more crimes. As things are right now people are being caught and released just to continue what they were originally arrested for

@raviatm

Жыл бұрын

yeah man. especially all of the insane bank robberies

@laflame5798

Жыл бұрын

woah found my fav youtuber in the comments😂. 4/20 blaze it

This is the best reporting I have seen in a helluva long time! My hat is off to all Korean- Americans. When the riots start again and we know they will....call out the Korean- American militia!

As a Japanese Canadian, this makes me proud to be Korean lol

@dopamine811

2 ай бұрын

lol

@blitzworldace

15 күн бұрын

I a korean person... U japanese... we ar not same... I don't like ur countries past actions and now u joke about being korean

I was a broke ass 22 year old musician who had just moved to LA when this happened. I was living in my van and ran out of money for gas so I was stuck parked on a side street in Culver City. Not too much happened in my immediate area but I did see an elderly Latina grandma chase a bunch of kids out of her yard with a shotgun and she fired it in the air. It was a couple of scary nights though. I went on to be a touring drummer but I’ll never forget those days thinking, “Why tf did I leave Colorado”? Lol.

@startingtech3900

Жыл бұрын

you took a chance i applaud you

@Don-qb1vi

Жыл бұрын

that's fcking nuts dude.

@davidrosenzweig1380

Жыл бұрын

for a second i was damn is this one of the dudes from sublime

@cheezyridr

Жыл бұрын

@@Don-qb1vi that's rock and roll

@ThePunitiveDamages

Жыл бұрын

and to think now you're a broke ass 52 year old with some good memories.

That guy who yelled "It's not right, I came from the ghetto too" that hit hard. Why does it take being the same ethnicity for people to band together? Why didn't shop owners in general band together like this?

@jonboi1127

Жыл бұрын

Bonds are stronger when there are more. Being a shop owner is a bond. Being korean is a bond. etc

@roymondce

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the African American community don't care about each other, you don't see any other ethnicity destroying their own community like the African American community does. This might seem racist but it's fact. Jews didn't do this to themselves when they were poor in the start of the 20th century. Italians didn't sell drugs to their own community, Mexican / Latin urban communities defend their community. It's only the African communities that do this kind of stuff, it's unfortunately ingrained in their culture to hate the system due to generations of wrong doing. Now that they have the opportunity to assimilate into a free western society they can't because their culture says not to trust the system.

@YourKingJDG

Жыл бұрын

Caught in the crossfire, probably didn’t know he owned it. Mob gets anyone in their wayz

@shaunsteele8244

Жыл бұрын

because the "brak peeple" think everyone in the world owes them something

@brianlam5847

Жыл бұрын

@@shaunsteele8244 That doesn't apply to every black person, and they had less of a chance than anyone else. It's right to protest for the chance to be on the same playing field, but never right to form an emotional mob. Mobs don't think, people think. When people get into a mob, they only see anonymity and the worst a chance to vandalize.

I'd break bread with my fellow Korean-Americans ANYDAY. - SIgned, A Texan

I remember when this was going on. I heard about it on the news here in Texas. They showed some of the Koreans on the roof's of buildings, and a few patrolling the storefronts but that was about it. I never got a lot of details as to what was really going on. A few details came out later that Korean businesses were being targeted by the looters. The point that they stood their ground armed, and successfully defended their businesses was not published or mentioned.

@douglasduda9826

26 күн бұрын

They were starting the Guns are bad narrative back then...it has not changed.

I was among the 1100 Marines deployed to LA. It was my last official deployment, as I EASd on 23 May 1992. I waved, pumped my fist, pounded my heart, and shouted encouragement and support to every armed Korean I saw. Those folks were grade A badasses. Anyone who knows anything about ROK Marines knows that they are not to be fucked with. I'm still shocked that there weren't stacks of looter bodies in front of every structure in Koreatown.

@tomnguyen8546

Жыл бұрын

Amazing story and the pride hits me for sure. In one of the videos where they interviewed David, he said the Koreans would try to shoot around the rioters/looters to scare them off. He specifically said they didn't want to hit them (unless they had to) so they were missing on purpose. Thanks for your service

@scout3058

Жыл бұрын

@@tomnguyen8546 No thanks necessary. I enjoyed my job.

@tomnguyen8546

Жыл бұрын

@@scout3058 I have 10 years left and it's been the best decision I've ever made

@justsomedudeyouknow8372

Жыл бұрын

The reason there wasnt stacks of looter bodies is because those koreans had honor and understood that the looters were americans too. I wish i could say the same for many of americans that are native born who just want an excuse to kill.

@scout3058

Жыл бұрын

@@tomnguyen8546 Good on you, brother! Stay frosty!

This actually a prime example of how self defense actually works in groups. The government was not expecting this and the media tried to make Koreans look racist. Most groups do not organize like this and are infiltrated by informants.

@jameslguarisco

Жыл бұрын

The media makes everything look racist especially now

@reginaldhicks5766

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, this whole video is bullshit. That whole area around Olympic and Western was burned to the ground. This jerk who made this video left out a whole lot of details.

@changedman715

Жыл бұрын

They didn't try to make them look racist, there had been race related issues in the past between the Korean store owners and the surrounding Black residents. Regardless of that, during the actual riots most the store owners where clearly the ones playing defense with their businesses on the line.

@ao1778

Жыл бұрын

@Pat Luxor tell that to the Weavers.

@connorc6293

Жыл бұрын

@Pat Luxor I just looked that shit up wtf was that devil bullshit get out of here with that

God bless Mr. Joo and Mr. Park. God bless Radio Korea. We need you back. We must defend this country.

ROKMC. You don't mess with those dudes. My friend trained w/ them in Korea during the various US/Korea Military exercises. He said those were some badasse dudes. BTW that shot of the older guy crouched w/ a remington, wearing a white visor is a damn vibe and a half.

I’m not Korean, I’m an Okie but I was there in Long beach on a rooftop. I was with my employer with guns protecting his businesses. It was total chaos. At one point I counted 17 buildings burning around us. I’ll never forget the stupidity I witnessed. That experience changed my life.

@cwr8618

Жыл бұрын

Would love to hear more.

@buxadonoff

Жыл бұрын

whats an okie?

@marvindebot3264

Жыл бұрын

@@buxadonoff A person from Oklahoma. I'm an Aussie and I know that.

@cwr8618

Жыл бұрын

@@marvindebot3264 i've never heard the term

@franzatsea

Жыл бұрын

An Okie is a person from Oklahoma

You know you're about to have a bad time when: The snow starts speaking Finnish The bushes starts speaking Vietnamese And the rooftop starts speaking Korean.

@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059

Жыл бұрын

When the mountains start speaking Filipino When the skies start speaking American When the caves start speaking Japanese So on so fourth

@kleptothemaniac_

Жыл бұрын

@@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059 When the chlorine gas starts speaking Russian

@DrCruel

Жыл бұрын

@@kleptothemaniac_ About the same time the Javelins start speaking Ukrainian.

@LilfletchJDub

Жыл бұрын

When the oil fields start speaking American English 😂

@HiddenAgendas

Жыл бұрын

Or black people just roaming around thinking they are entitled to everything for free.

I lived it, in 92 i was living in Montebello greenwood/Washington to be exact. I could smell the smoke from L.A. all the way to where i was. It was a scary moment.

So many people need to be made aware of this. I was a kid when this happened and we had our own crazy stuff happen in Youngstown Ohio, We had our own riots which nobody talked about. Anyway I'm kind of proud of the Koreans who took up arms to defend themselves. Very American!

@hildahilpert5018

3 ай бұрын

I saw this on TV.Here in San Antonio there were no riots. Whether that is because the population is mainly white and Hispanic don't know.

I was living in LA when this went down, these guys are true Americans. When I would tell me friends on the East Coast about this they thought I was lying

@ldorman

Жыл бұрын

No, they not Americans - this brainwashed patrioty is a real problem - like standing every morning in front of a flag and swearing alliance to it. There was a nation in Europe back between 1939 and 1945 what used to do that, and nowadays you only find this happening in North Korea and China. This people were immigrants defending their new homes because unlike the rich, fat west, they know what it means losing what you worked hard for and they just decided, not again, not today.

@whyjnot420

Жыл бұрын

Watched this stuff from the east coast live...... there really was a clusterfuck going on with news coming in. It really wasn't until well after it was all over that we started to get a proper idea of what happened. And yeah, taking up arms to defend your family, friends and possessions.... I wouldn't presume to say that only Americans do this (we saw good people in South Africa defending their communities from rioting scum in a very similar manner not long ago), but that said this still sounds damned American to me. Interesting side note: a few months back after asking my mother if she remembered the roof Koreans and finding out she did not. I started to ask everyone I knew irl, both thoese who were old enough to see it go down and people too young to have done so..... and almost nobody remembered the roof Koreans.

@bigman72511

Жыл бұрын

They were not true Americans most of them were here illegally and were a bunch of cowards and liars. When the uprising started they placed "Black-owned" in their business windows which is the reason why the true resident of the community lashed out for being condescending and thoughtless, not to mention the countless years of blatant racism they cast out towards the community. Those Koreans didn't even live in the neighborhood most lived 45 minutes to an hour away from either the valley, Eagle Rock, or Korea town. They didn't care about the people of the community. The only thing they cared about was money. If you were black and going into one of their businesses the first thing you heard was "Hurry up and buy". They were very rude and sneaky. One time my grandmother took her car to a Korean mechanic to get a CPU replaced, the mechanic instead of replacing it with a new he tried to slide in an old one that was laying in the shop trying to pawn it off as a new one. I told him to get a new one or im going to report you. He had the nerve to get upset because he got caught. While ranting his exact words were " Go away, get out my shop, I hate you monkeys" that's a day in the life of your "True Americans"

@whitedom2041

Жыл бұрын

alot of those "true americans" couldnt speak a lick of engish but okay

@chrissant6277

Жыл бұрын

@@whitedom2041 Doesn't matter. They defended their property. Every citizen here, english speaker or not, is an American.

This only shows one side of it, the glory. The roof top korean were demonized by the media and politicans. Many were arrested and tried in court. Really messed up if you ask me. But it should show the negative repercussions that came with it as well.

@odin1185

Жыл бұрын

The riots were planned and set to happen just like the blm terrorist riots we have. The government hates nothing more then citizens defending themselves.

@WC3fanatic997

Жыл бұрын

I fully agree here, the entire world needs to be shown just how little the Government gives a fuck about any of us, that they would try and drag people through the wringer for picking up the slack when they were abandoned. God, that makes me absolutely *_Livid._*

@mdiesel23

Жыл бұрын

@@odin1185 our society is ass backwards. The parallel to the LA riot and the Rittenhouse case is similar. Not to mention how in Texas school shooting the cops just stood there for 40 mins. They even arrested a mom that tried to go in I believe.

@bluemoondiadochi

Жыл бұрын

yes he should have shown that too! that was the most disgusting part, and the part which most clearly showed the true colors of USA system.

@americafirst3738

Жыл бұрын

@@mdiesel23 just broke today, that the police and us marshals stopped the funeral home worker from going after this guy before he even got into the school.... Smfh... The whole situation in Uvalde smells like the swamp sacrificed these children to push their political great reset agenda

I was part of the National Guard deployment A co. 1/149 AR. my squad was deployed to one of the shops. there was a burned down building in the corner of the parking lot and a Walgreens at the end of the row of shops. I walked into the store owned by a Korean gentleman. He and a group of his friends were sitting on the floor playing a game and using ammo to bet with. He asked me the caliber of my side arm and I told him .45 ACP. he gave me a baggie full of ammo for me and my squad. To this day I do not remember what corner that was on but the local shop owners were good with us and we did our best to maintain order for them and the residents of the area. I do wish I had taken pictures but at the time the job was not about sight seeing.

After all these years of reading / hearing references to "Rooftop Koreans" i have stumbled of the inspiring story. Thank you. ;)

"That's not right. That's not right what you're doing. I came from the ghetto too." That man screaming was heartbreaking man

@Rol0123

Жыл бұрын

Yup just how BLM would attack mom and pops stores, looting them.

@NotJarrod

Жыл бұрын

That's the kind of emotion in the voice that makes anybody with even a shred of empathy really feel the pain too.

@RojaJaneman

Жыл бұрын

Right?

@ll2323

Жыл бұрын

I hate the the officers who were acquitted didn’t get the wrath of the community, just their own community.

@ll2323

Жыл бұрын

@@frek175 that’s literally what I said with less words.

I was 14 when it all went down, had some “Roof Top Koreans” next door to my apartment and just down the street, Mexican market owners were on roof tops too. They had AKs, Uzis, and other long rifles. At night time it was hard to sleep, a lot of the smoke from surrounding burning buildings would somehow enter our home. It was surreal.

@chiefvyhu_ru4487

Жыл бұрын

Crazy you was there lol but the Mexicans was riot with the blks ppl lol they was the only ones in China Town rioting lol it’s okay those there know it wasn’t over Rodney King.

@URangryX

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry that you went through all that as a child. I hope you are doing well now. God Bless You. :)

@albertchavez2693

Жыл бұрын

@@URangryX Thats is very nice of you to say to the young fella :)

@slipperylatex872

Жыл бұрын

@@albertchavez2693 the young fella is 44 years old

@wilko9396

Жыл бұрын

@@slipperylatex872 Lmao

We gotta remember most of them Korean dudes served three years in the military, and some even fought with the U.S. Army against them communist forces in Vietnam

I remember this, I remembered the man yelling "it's not right, It's not right" is yelling about the riots, the kids burning and looting the stores. He was shouting at the crowd to stop them. My cousins in LA were helping their Koreans friends and their family out of the area and stay with them for a while. One of my cousin even stay to help. After this riot several of my cousins and family in tow move to Texas.

There's nothing more American than defending your property from those who would unlawfully take it. I'm proud of the Roof Koreans for defending their property, as well as for their great contributions to this country. Glad to have many Korean-American friends!

@RADIOACTIVEBUNY

Жыл бұрын

Too bad we don't consider our morals and the general health of our nation to be our property. Now everyone thinks as long as they've got THEIR lifted pickup, everything's peachy. We kinda got had on the EXTREME focus on material wealth as a sign of prosperity. Obviously property rights is a foundational part of any functioning civilization, but we forgot everything else. If we hadn't, these riots wouldn't have even happened. And I don't mean that King would have been treated more fairly. In fact, he was treated just fine. A good beating for causing all that goddamn trouble is a small price to pay and frankly more humane than 20 years in jail.

@amounmry

Жыл бұрын

I agree with defending ones land... but America is literally unlawfully taken land 😂

@zachweichel6930

Жыл бұрын

@@RADIOACTIVEBUNY had me in the first half, really lost me in the second

@isawit9722

Жыл бұрын

I was there visiting a friend during these riots, the whole apartment complex I was staying at went out to the street with bats, swords, crow bars, one guy had a bow and arrow...it got nasty,was a war zone, everyone got hurt.... I saw the Korean guys on the buildings down the street...the mob moved towards us....it was bloody... you have no idea how bad it was...

@garychldress74

Жыл бұрын

Well let them own businesses in your communities.

This is what the 2nd amendment was meant to enforce. The people’s right to defend themselves and their property when the police are not there during critical times (which they usually aren’t)

@meligoth

Жыл бұрын

The LAPD did pretty much the same thing as the Uvalde cops. Set up a perimeter around South Central to prevent the riots to spread to the suburbs. They let the city burn which was expected, that's why their inactions were not gone after. You should have seen the Rampart police station, they literally made a fortress

@zimman56

Жыл бұрын

I favor gun control but I agree with your assessment. Ppl should definitely have the right to defend themselves, this was not lost on the Koreans that day, but I feel it HAS been lost on today's Americans...the right to defend your life is invaluable but to take another's on a whim, is not a right, nor a privilege, it SHOULD be an exception, but this country has gone mad...

@fakiirification

Жыл бұрын

your right, they literally formed a well regulated militia with a command center and everything.

@MintyLime703

Жыл бұрын

It's there to defend ourselves against the state as well, if necessary. So long as the 2nd Amendment stands they can't do absolutely whatever they want. It's a constant thorn in their side. They cannot stand the idea of individuals being able to defend themselves. They'll never have true absolute power so long as the private sector is armed. They're already far more powerful than they were ever intended to be but the 2A helps to keep it contained.

@5446isnotmynumber

Жыл бұрын

Its to fight against tyranny

This is exactly what our founding fathers wanted. Armed militias, because they knew even back then, uniformed personnel would not always be there to help you. I was on the westside, and remember that night very well. I was 16, and already skilled with weapons. My dad laddered the roof of our house, told my mom to make a strong pot of coffee, (because we were going to be up there all night) handed me a rifle with a few boxes of ammo, and we watched both corners of our street like snipers. I will never forget when my dad said "if anyone comes down this street with a flaming bottle, kill em', cause a dead man can't defend himself in court." Needless to say, I was wide awake till the sun came up, hearing sirens and smelling smoke. Thankfully, we didn't have to pull the trigger. This just goes to show that you have to be able to protect you and yours, at any given moment. I'm all about peace, but sometimes you have no choice but to fight fire with fire. Truth.

I’ve never understood why you would torch and destroy your own town, your neighbors’ property, because you’re mad at cops. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Mad respect to David Joo, Richard Park, and all rooftop koreans for being brave and fighting for their safety and livelyhood.

@user-cx7wf4xv6x

Жыл бұрын

His name is David Joo, but I agree.

@seungjin4life711

Жыл бұрын

@@user-cx7wf4xv6x done editing it. Thanks for the correction. 😄😄

@eblman5218

10 ай бұрын

Agreed. People like this make me glad to be in America. Most of the rest of the world is not even allowed to protect themselves....

@banderas2000

10 ай бұрын

mad respect to them all. those rooftop koreans are badass and took action when needed WITH HONOR

@Joskemom

9 ай бұрын

I remember seeing the photo in the La Times of those Koreans atop that store that was mentioned in this video. It is a time honored tradition, 'looters will be shot'.

I did my Basic training and AIT at Ft Sill, OK in 1982. We had a prior South Korean ROCK soldier in our Platoon. He never said a word - and read his bible every evening. Our Drill Sgts gave him nothing but respect, and let us know how badass this man was. I'll never forget the time we were taking a break after a real hard day of training. Our DS walked over to us and said to the Korean-"Our basic training is like being in the Boy Scouts to you isn't it ?". He just looked up and with a big smile nodded "Yes". He was , without a doubt,one of the best soldiers I've served with.

@nathanhunter8740

Жыл бұрын

They're called ROK Marines, for REPUBLIC OF KOREA. They were good but mostly just highly motivated. (I worked with them several times in various countries, they were good for watching your backs. USMC 1973 -1978

@A1techplus

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanhunter8740 There is ROK Army also. Most people Join the ROK Army as mandatory service. ROK Marines tier-wise is in between the US Marines and US Navy Seals, Much of Korean military training is handed down from US military, however, because Korean culture is socially bureaucratic to begin with, most civilians are pretty disciplined, but the discipline in Korean military is more hardcore compared to the US. I'm a korean but also a US army vet as well. Thank you guys for your service. Many of the ROK marine veterans mentioned may well have served in vietnam (especially the older ones). You can also look up ROK Marines in Vietnam War on youtube, they were one of the most feared groups by the Viet commies with the highest sniper KED out of all nations that served in Vietnam.

@Tomyironmane

Жыл бұрын

@@nathanhunter8740 The ROKMC were dedicated, motivated, and tough. Maybe a little lacking on advanced skills, but they learned fast and could run a machine gun like no one's business. Absolutely the best guys to have at your backs. USMC 2007 - 2011

@hi_lol1912

3 ай бұрын

Eeeeeeee

Bro, this should def have korean subtitles! great stuff!

a lot of Koreans served their compulsory military service which is why they are actually good with guns..

I’m Mexican-American. I was a teen when this went down, living in the San Fernando Valley. When I saw that these Korean business owners were defending their businesses, I thought it was one of the greatest thing I’d ever seen. I’ve heard some criticize them, and I’ve always been like “Wth would you do, NOT defend your property against criminals?” Good for them. 👏🏻 👏🏻

@zzoti

Жыл бұрын

Same! I thought they were so brave and frankly they just looked so cool! DAEBAK! 😎

@ni9274

Жыл бұрын

In other country police would have stopped the riot.

@DroneStrike1776

Жыл бұрын

As an Asian dude from the other side of the coast, I was proud that these Koreans bear arms to protect theirs. I was 10, a week from my 11th birthday and this was all over the news. My dad was glued to the TV. We experienced hate crime from them in the 80s and wasn't surprised what was going on in LA. They broke our window twice and smoke bomb our house. Parents thought the house was on fire, rushing us out. I was just a toddler then. They would sit on their porch laughing at us panicking. Then they would assault us when we called them out. Even striking the children. They had no mercy, no moral values.

@wytche3546

Жыл бұрын

Borrrrrrrinnnnnng

@hangten1904

Жыл бұрын

There were Roof Top Mexicans with Roof Top Koreans at 9:17

I was living in L.A. at that time. The cops left and everyone/businesses in certain pockets were 100% on their own. These Koreans did what they had to do not only for their business, but more importantly..for their lives! It was a war zone! After it was over what did Mayor Bradley and the cops that left these men on their own do? They went back and arrested the Koreans and confiscated their weapons! When the SHTF you’re on your own and need a community of like minded people. Remember that when some people talk about a certain kind of “Control”

@firebeardlongfellow5295

Жыл бұрын

After I saw the vid of the one poor random trucker dude get pulled out of his truck and beaten to death in the middle of the intersection I knew it was a warzone. 2nd amendment isn't just for use against a tyrannical government, but for a lack of government at all. Roof Koreans are the best example of using your rights as an American. Right to liberty, life, and happiness. We will defend it rightfully with force.

@Stephen85

Жыл бұрын

And heaven forbid you call out or even recognize the race of the vast majority of the people who acted like animals...

@Big-BossX

Жыл бұрын

@@Stephen85 it doesnt have anything to do with the race. Theres opportunist animals everywhere

@remotecontroll1

Жыл бұрын

Fuck the government.

@Terron35

Жыл бұрын

@@firebeardlongfellow5295 Reginald Denny thankfully survived his attack. He had a fractured skull and was left with impaired speech and difficulty walking but he survived somehow. When I saw the footage I thought he died too but some good samaritans got him to the hospital in time

Just a minor detail to add ;) 5:53 Although there were possibly a group of refugees from North Kroea, but majority of the rooftop koreans who knew how to hold a gun or had military trainings were former soldiers in South Korea (conscripted). Plus, some of the veterans from the Vietnam war were still alive at that moment. Another interesting information: Hispanic and Chinese gangs protected their community during the riot (not 100% sure), but Korean gangs, who primarily were not a part of the community (they fled from South Korea due to government's "War on Crime" campaign), turned their back against the Korea community. Actually they were the first to loot the stores and neglected the call for help.

@rmac3217

4 ай бұрын

Your entire education was about how terrible America is, are you going to admit you are North Korean? You defected and got a South Korean passport, don't think that's evidence unless you go through DNA and family trees.

@youarealooser121

Ай бұрын

Wrong most of the police reports blamed Latino gangs and many Korean eye witnesses said so themselves in video tapes. ​​⁠All this rubbish about patriotism is a distraction by the Republican cops that left Korean shops to burn while they went to go protect white neighbourhoods which is how they ended up fending off a back lash of angry customers that were tired of being ripped off by foreign owned businesses taking over their community. .

@youarealooser121

Ай бұрын

Regular gangs also defended their block without “military training” so I don’t know why that is being banded about like it somehow absolves the police from abrogating its responsibility to protect the area code it fled in favour of protecting 90210.

@youarealooser121

Ай бұрын

The first person the Koreans killed was one of their own. So much for military training.

For a few days, Koreatown was Hue City 1968.

@OuYouLi

4 ай бұрын

Or even Marawi in 2017

A very important lesson to be learned from the Roof Koreans: when you NEED the cops, they aren't coming in time.

@JRyan-lu5im

Жыл бұрын

Say it again for the police in Vegas, Texas, and Florida.

@rkgaustin9043

Жыл бұрын

When seconds count the police are minutes away.

@abodalashkar5686

Жыл бұрын

The true lesson is to keep guns

@DBD253

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to calling the police when you're Black

@bartdevisser795

Жыл бұрын

also, don't give up your guns 💪

There weren’t that many North Koreans that made their way to USA as migrants. Most of those roof Koreans were from South Korea, but nearly everyone had done their military service, and a lot of them had served in Vietnam and some in Korean War. They were extremely well organised.

@stevencoardvenice

Жыл бұрын

I agree. That reference to north Koreans was way off. These were all south Koreans

@user-pt9fz3dx4v

Жыл бұрын

How ppl think they are North Korean?

@Jelk243i

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. All of them are South Koreans

@JFKennedy63

Жыл бұрын

Koreans were the best trained troops in nam. Absolute hero.

@alihuey9786

Жыл бұрын

racist police

Looting is protesting? Only to the bruthas!

As a Korean, I approve this video.

This video overlooked a key event that was the reason why Koreatown was the prime target of black looters. The trial of liquor store owner Soon Ja Du for shooting Latasha Harlins. The incident happened 13 days after the Rodney King beating. Tensions between Koreans and Blacks were already strained because Blacks thought that Koreans were profiting off their alcohol vice while Koreans feared for their lives frequently getting robbed at gunpoint. Koreans were armed not just because of past military experience, but because they had to defend themselves before the LA Riots even occurred.

@williamedwards1480

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the death of Latasha Harlin, over a bottle of orange juice was the prime reason African Americans targeted Korea town. This video doesn't explain that. In fact it states the death of Rodney king was the prime reason behind the 92 riots but doesn't explain why African Americans targeted Korea town, and that was because of the death of 15yr old Latasha Harlin shot by Korean liquor store owner, Soon Ja Du.

@justenouff4360

Жыл бұрын

@@williamedwards1480 damn, what a shame Latasha valued that orange juice more than his life.

@Siviks309

Жыл бұрын

@@justenouff4360 her*

@justenouff4360

Жыл бұрын

@@Siviks309 ah I'm sorry, a shame *she valued that orange juice more than her life.

@williamedwards1480

Жыл бұрын

@@justenouff4360 Cool, bro 👌

5:51 Actually, that part isn't true. Most Korean Americans in LA were South Koreans, and North Korean defectors were very few. But South Korea has conscription, and those men had to serve for three years when they were young (it's shortened now). Quite a few of them were Vietnam War veterans. Obviously, they all knew how to use guns, and they were very organized when operating in units

@user-hb8dk2nk8j

11 ай бұрын

Your a South Korean that's why you saying this

@user-cx7wf4xv6x

11 ай бұрын

@@user-hb8dk2nk8j No it's not. It's an objective and verifiable fact that most Koreans in LA, especially those on the rooftops were South Koreans. There are very few North Koreans living in the US because they can't freely emigrate or even travel unlike South Koreans

@gandalfgreyhame3425

11 ай бұрын

@@user-cx7wf4xv6x You must be of Korean ethnicity. If you look more closely into the history of the country of your heritage, and read about what happened with the partition of Korea into North and South, followed by the Korean War, you will understand that many modern day South Koreans actually originated from the northern part of Korea, and either fled to the South after 1945 when the Soviet Army had invaded North Korea in the latter days of WWII, resulting in the partition of Korea into a North Korea controlled by the Communists, and a South Korea occupied by the US Army, or, they fled to the South during the chaos of the war, before the war ended in a ceasefire and the DMZ was established. The Korean war was a back and forth affair, like the tide sweeping in and out, with the North Korean army first invading South Korea, taking Seoul, and pushing the remnants of the South Korean army and US forces all the way down to the southern tip of Busan, before reinforcements from the US and United Nations arrived to push the North Koreans back up north again, taking Pyongyang and crossing the Yalu River. At that point, China sent a huge PLA force of over 100,000 soldiers sweeping in from the mountains to surprise the US/ UN forces on Thanksgiving Day 1950 and drove the US/UN and South Korean Army forces back down South again. A large number of North Koreans who had now seen what Kim Il-Sung's Communism was like decided then to flee south with the retreating US/UN forces. The rest of the war went back and forth around the 38th Parallel, and the border was finally fixed at the Ceasefire lines in 1952 which became the DMZ. During that time, many Korean families were torn apart, as some were able to flee from the north to the south, and others either were not able to do so, or chose to stay in the north. So, yeah, I caught that line about Koreans fleeing from the North also, and thought about it, and yes, it's actually true. A lot of South Koreans are from families that were originally from the North, and had fled during that chaotic time period. Fleeing from the North, to the South, of course, became much, much harder once the Kim regime had established its control over North Korea after the war and hardened the DMZ into a heavily mined and guarded and very difficult to cross barrier.

@traveling-salesman1330

11 ай бұрын

​@@user-hb8dk2nk8j during the Vietnam war South Korea was also involved in special forces sector. The North Vietnamese and the Vietcong called them tigers for how ruthless they were. Also the majority of South Korean men served for three years in the South Korean for a minimum of three years. He's not saying this just because he's Korean he's saying this because it's factual.

@ratnavalii

11 ай бұрын

​@@user-hb8dk2nk8jhei malik, speak after serving military

This is why separating from Basketball people is not a bad idea

@astro2497

5 сағат бұрын

What

I was stationed just north of LA during this time. It was NAWC Point Mugu, CA (1991-1994). It was crazy! I went through this, the OJ chase, Malibu fires, mudslides, and LA earthquake. It was an interesting Navy tour to say the least.

This is what it means to be American indeed. Proud of those Americans for defending their property, their loved ones, and their dignity.

@daniel8181

Жыл бұрын

Lol, wheres all the americans being american in the last decade then? Constant violent riots and hostile takeovers and only cartels and roof koreans have any desire to defend themselves or be "American"

@user-tv9mh1yc5c

Жыл бұрын

That's right, if you work and live in the United States, you are an American. Even if they were Koreans, the settled Koreans had to become Americans as well.

@rawnature8148

Жыл бұрын

@@user-tv9mh1yc5c Canadians and Mexicans are American as well.

@Willy_Gee

Жыл бұрын

@@rawnature8148 so are people from brazil and the such but that don't matter when saying American you usually mean a US citizen bc it's in the name United States of America no need to be a smart ass over it

@rawnature8148

Жыл бұрын

@@Willy_Gee no need for people from the USA to be so arrogant about it. Only people from the USA think they own the title American.

"Rooftop Koreans" is my favorite story of immigrants dealing with adversity. It shows what can happen when a community comes together and works toward a common cause, instead of turning on each other like a bunch of bucket-lobsters.

@Tommy-Lo

Жыл бұрын

Also a good example of how standing up for yourself will gain you more respect than cowering in the long run.

@michaelmckay

Жыл бұрын

They are American as fuck!

@iHaveTheDocuments

Жыл бұрын

The Chad diversity VS the virgin evil diversity

@90whatever

Жыл бұрын

​@@Tommy-Lo Except after the riots the city had some if them arrested and weapons confiscated.

@Tommy-Lo

Жыл бұрын

@@90whatever Yep. Which is disgraceful and adds to the list of government and police failure. Still, better to be arrested than deceased.

사이구! 조아요. Korean-American heroes. 🇰🇷🇺🇸

South Koreans are wonderful immigrants. In Australia, they feed the homeless a hot meal 6 days a week, they do it rain, hail or cold. They help and contribute in many different ways that are so admirable.

@unknownmf2599

Жыл бұрын

"koreans" not only south koreans came to the us

@shoshogigi

Жыл бұрын

can north koreans come to us? they're not even allowed to take a plane

@mtndew4746

Жыл бұрын

@@shoshogigi anyone in North Korea must first make a very dangerous escape to either china or South korea before going anywhere else

@drew9719

Жыл бұрын

@Wannida Patumwan stinky india

@resiefan3258

Жыл бұрын

Sikhs in Australia do the exact same things.

I was one of those men guarding Parker center . Without the korean civilian militias, the destruction and death would have been weeks longer . That's a fact .

@damiion666

Жыл бұрын

Mhmm sure you were…and then you woke up 😂

@mxverick69

Жыл бұрын

@@damiion666 how u know that

@damiion666

Жыл бұрын

@@mxverick69 because I’m god

@SafeRemain

Жыл бұрын

@@damiion666 true

@Bob00265

Жыл бұрын

​@@damiion666 yeah "definitely"

When an immigrant with a weapon is not a threat to society but rather the opposite: a protector of society.

Those lads arent immigrants or korean americans They are true Americans. Nothing but respect for them a

This is why the 2nd amendment exists. Everyone has a right to keep themselves and their property safe

@MenCanNotBeWomen

Жыл бұрын

In new zealand, that is not the law. i know 1st hand, 1 can not protect your property. even armed or unarmed. you can get jailed for 2 or 3 years for defending or stopping someone damaging your property...

@PROVOCATEURSK

Жыл бұрын

Even the religious that will go to heaven, the best place ever? What is their motive to avoid it?

@averagejoe9186

Жыл бұрын

Which is exactly why the DNC wants to disarm every law-abiding American gun owner and just leave the illegal ones on the market to the hands of drug cartels and other criminals. The 1992 riot and subsequent smaller ones since prove that 2nd amendment is necessary, it has its downsides but no legislation or legal right is pitch perfect. Let's go Brandon.

@mikesmith-wk7vy

Жыл бұрын

yea but we saw with the modern BLM and Antifa riots they dont care people got arrested by the hundreds for trying to stop the rioters no 2a when leftist have power . Rittenhouse ,that couple in their yard, the guy in the white truck , the air force officer all arrested and heavily charged just for trying to survive . not to mention the right wing counter protesters clearly on camera being the victim of the attacks all arrested for defending themselves AFTER blm attacked them

@BacklTrack

Жыл бұрын

@@MenCanNotBeWomen Shoot, shovel, shut up :)