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LOS ANGELES RIOTSADRIAN . REVATHIE . VERENA . JASON

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PART

A

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Background Story

Rodney King was chased by 4 police officers

in 1991

4 police officers beat King up

The beating process was being recorded

The police officers claimed that King was

retaliating

The court acquitted the 4 police officers in

1992

Shortly after the verdict was passed, the riot

began

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/20/us/sergeant-says-king-

appeared-to-be-on-

drugs.html?scp=4&sq=rodney+king%20PCP&st=cse

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Story Beyond Story

Rodney King was just the spark to the

long running tension

Korean merchants caused the black to

be unhappy because most blacks

remained poor / jobless

LAPD engaged in racial profiling

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,975479,00.html

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Story Beyond Story

A Korean-American shop owner shot

and killed Latasha Harlins, an African-

American girl

But was only sentenced to a five years

probation.

The incident worsened the existing

tensions between African-American

residents and Asian-American

merchants

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/24/news/judge-who-gave-

probation-in-a-slaying-may-be-moved.html

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Story Beyond Story

State of Poverty

The African-American believed that

the Korean-American and other races

“stole” their wealth

Koreans-American refused to hire the

African-American

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Impact - Economic

High unemployment rate of the

African-Americans

African-Americans was unable to

contribute to the state’s economy

During the riots, Koreans and other

Asian shops were most affected by

theft and destruction; businesses

suffered huge losses

1 billion dollars in damages

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Impact - Social

Low standard of living

Hostility between races contributing to

a dangerous environment

Imparted negative values and

behaviour to the next generation

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Impact - Political

Inequality in opportunities to hold

governmental positions

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PART

B

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Comparison - Similarities

Los Angeles 1992 Singapore 2009

Employment was subjective;

African-Americans felt that the

Asian had all the jobs, making it

more difficult to find employment

Local Chinese resent the arrival of

large scale Chinese Immigrants

who are given jobs, making it

difficult to find employment.

African-Americans felt like they

were the minority when they

actually have a part of the US

Local share a common feeling that

the local population is slowly

becoming a minority in its own

country as an overwhelming

number of foreigners arrives

www.littlespeck.com/content/people/CTrendsPeople-080315.htm

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Comparison - Differences

Los Angeles 1992 Singapore 2009

In the riots, out of 10, 000 people

who were arrested, 42% were

African-Americans, while only 9%

were white. This is not

proportionate to the racial make up

if the state

Everybody is subjected to the

same law regardless of their race

The public was not well educated

on the racial harmony and the

importance of it

Primary and secondary school

students celebrate racial harmony

dayon 20th July every year

Freedom of speech is allowed Government enforces laws that

prevent racial discrimination such

as, racist bloggers being arrested

and jailed

www.littlespeck.com/content/people/CTrendsPeople-080315.htm

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The Imagined Future- Aging

Population If Singapore stops educating the

population on Racial Harmony (e.g. removing racial harmony day), the future generations will grow up in a more racist nature.

If younger generations are racist, they will refrain from inter-racial marriages, thus they can only marry people of the same race, limiting the number of babies produced, and number of singles increase.

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The Imagined Future- Aging

Population For example, if there are 5000 chinese

males (all assumed to be racist), and

4000 chinese females (all assumed to

be racist), there will be 1000

remaining chinese males who will be

left unmarried.

If these 1000 remaining males choose

to marry other races, they can

produce 1000 more babies (assuming

each couple produces 1 child)

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The Imagined Future- Younger

workers find it difficult to secure

jobs If Singapore abolishes Racial Harmony

celebrations and education, only the older generation will be racial harmonious while the younger generations will be more racist.

Thus, if the older boss of a company is Indian, a chinese young job applicant will not apply for this job and thus unable to secure a job because he is selective about the races he wants to work with.

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The Imagined Future- Young

people becoming more

unemployed In relation to the previous scenario, if

the younger generations are more

racist, they will adopt different work

ethics that may be difficult to work

with, giving rise to retrenchment,

unemployment and being fired.

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The Imagined Future- Teenagers

joining gangs

In the 1992 L.A. Riots, the African-

American teenagers grouped together

and the gangsterism rate increased

greatly.

If Singapore was a racist society, all

the teenagers will group together to

form gangs according to their races.

With hostility against each

race, violence is bound to unfold

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The Imagined Future- Teenagers

being stereotyped as criminals

and stopped at police

checkpoints frequently

As teenagers join more gangs of their own races, resentment and violence will be abundant.

All these gangs will engage in clashes and be regarded as rowdy and gangster behaviour.

Police will have to remain more vigilant to ensure that no sabotage missions are underway.

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PART

C

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What we can do to prevent the

imagined future:

Racial harmony values must be cultivated from young through education (e.g. Give more emphasis in curriculum).

Every one from each race should have an equal chance at job opportunities-should be considered based on merit and not colour.

Should emphasise on speaking English because if groups of people speak their own language, others may feel left out.

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What we can do to prevent the

imagined future: Have a proportionate mix of races in

the police force, and recruit more

policemen or women.

Singapore can encourage inter-racial

marriages.

Companies can put new employees

through work ethic courses to promote

good social cohesion with each other.

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What we can do to prevent the

imagined future:

Imposing extremely heavy punishments for youths consorting in gangs or racist comments.

Students in school should have the freedom to choose what second language they want to take.

Police force should be taught to not age, gender or racial profile.

Have more encouraging racial harmony activities such as campaigns and carnivals that will interest youths.

Play shows of different languages with subtitles to promote other races’ cultures.

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Some Problems

We May Face

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Some problems we may face:

Kids may skip school if they feel that

the racial harmony classes are

redundant.

Bosses are not supportive and are

prejudice against certain people due

to language requirements.

Parents speak to their children in their

mother tongue.

Some people do not want to become

policemen or women.

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Some problems we may face:

Religion barriers in marriages.

Companies are stingy and do not want

to pay for the extra courses.

People are lazy to participate in these

activities.

TV channels may not want to take the

risk to play shows that will not give

them the maximum capital.

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THE END