Lessons Unlearned 0
If we cannot learn from our own past, we certainly cannot expect the United Kingdom to do so.
Cord Jefferson considers the riots in the UK in the light of findings on the causes of the 1992 Rodney King riots:
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“Like other urban conflagrations—from Watts to Miami—the 1992 Los Angeles Crisis was sparked by a single incident, yet rooted in grievances and tensions which had accumulated for years,” the report’s introduction said. And later: “As they pleaded for immediate assistance and demanded long-term change, the frustration, anger, and pain of the people of Los Angeles was unmistakable.”
