Tokyo Riots
The heaving mass of people pushed and hurled abuse at the front line
of the riot police. There were hundreds of them, some of them genuine,
protesting for something they feel is right, however, others just want
trouble. The police know that they can only strive to prevent a
disaster, they cannot stop one, only contain it and the problem is
that the rioters know this too. They also know that the police cannot
kill them or even harm them, their only weapon is arrest.
The wave of pushing against the police teams shields drones on and on
gradually getting larger and more powerful. The police officers faces
are etched with fear as they attempt to hold back the swarm of people.
Their attempts were failing, they were becoming tired and
sub-consciously hurt by the comments being fired at them. It wouldn't
be long until their wall of resistance would be smashed.
Suddenly, in the corner of the team commander's eye through his grid
locked riot helmet he could just see one of his men fall to the ground
as the rioters penetrated the line. This was the signal to the
rioters, chaos broke out immediately, action had to be taken. Everyone
began fighting each other, vandalising property and attacking the
police. The police were vastly outnumbered and had to think quickly.
Re-enforcements ran into action attempting to push the rioters back
out and arrest the offenders. Police vans were constantly escorting
arrested rioters to the police station.
Overhead, a helicopter surveyed the riot searching for instigators and
known criminals so as to alert the troops below.
"Hotel Echo Lima India to ground patrol, main instigator and drugs...
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...how, I doubt that. For you see, I'm not really here…" and with
that Willis well… vanished.
Was there a crime?
Two shadows danced in the shadows as its two matching figures walked
hand in hand down the dimly lit back alley. Gone was the rubbish dump
but the stench of downtown Tokyo clung to the walls as though it had
been burnt by the hot sun of many scorching days only to be cooled by
the sticky hot nights that hid all dark and devious deeds. As the
previous two figures passed under the soft orange glow of a nearby
streetlamp their faces emerged from the darkness that had previously
smothered their features. One was a man and one was a woman. The man
in his forties, although he looked sixty-odd, and the woman had dark
brown shoulder-length hair and…a tattoo on her left shoulder of an
elaborate red dragon.
In May of 1992, performer and dramatist Anna Deavere Smith was appointed to compose a one-lady execution piece about the encounters, sentiments, and pressures that added to and were exacerbated by the 1992 Los Angeles riots. For her work, Smith met more than 200 inhabitants of Los Angeles amid the season of the uproar. Her script comprises totally of the genuine expressions of individuals from the Los Angeles group as they ponder their encounters encompassing the Los Angeles riots. As Smith depicted in the prologue to her play, Twilight, which she later distributed as a book, "I am first searching for the humanness inside the issues, or the crises." She strived to keep up a wide assortment of points of view, talking individuals from all kinds of different backgrounds:
“The noise was so terrific, and the concussion so great that I was thrown to the ground and had no idea where the damage was. I flew through the chest and abdo wards and called out: ‘are you alright boys?’ ‘don’t bother about us’ was the general cry.”
Zoot suits, associated with the Mexican race, consisted of a long jacket that reached almost to the knees, pants with a “tight stuff cuff”, a “wide, flat hat, and Dutch-toe shoes” (Berger 193). These zoot suits were worn by the Mexican youth who were accused of murder on August 2, 1942. People claimed that Jose Diaz was murdered by a gang that had broken up a party at Sleepy Lagoon ranch located close to Los Angeles. However, even though the lower court did convict them of murder, two years later the district court of appeals took that decision back by stating that there was not enough good evidence and that most of that decision was made based on prejudice issues. This incident became known as the “Sleepy Lagoon Affair” and was made an international topic, especially when it was made to look like Americans were making it a point to harm Latin-American citizens. Afterwards, the “Sleepy Lagoon Affair” opened the doorway to much more discrimination against Mexicans and brought many more riots to Los Angeles between Mexicans and Americans (Gorn 183).
of the rape of a 14 year old girl by twenty GIs ... in front of the
The Boston Massacre is considered by many historians to be the first battle of the Revolutionary War. The fatal incident happened on March 5 of 1770. The massacre resulted in the death of five colonists. British troops in the Massachusetts Bay Colony were there to stop demonstrations against the Townshend Acts and keep order, but instead they provoked outrage. The British soldiers and citizens brawled in streets and fought in bars. “The citizens viewed the British soldiers as potential oppressors, competitors for jobs, and a treat to social mores'; (Mahin 1). A defiant anti-British fever was lingering among the townspeople.
The Los Angeles riots were a release of pressure that had build up from the innocent charging of Officer Laurence M. Powell and other Police officers that "Used excessive force" on Rodney King on March 3, 1991, but that was not the only reason.(8) In the words of a singer singing about the riots "They said it was for the black man, they said it was for the Mexican, but not for the white man, but if you look at the streets it wasn't about Rodney King, It's bout this f****d up situation and the f****n' police."(9) Did the riots even have anything to do with King? Was King a minor reason for this to happen, or did King put the level of pressure right over the top? Whatever way you see it, the fact is that on April 29, 1992, anarchy was set free in Los Angeles and before the papers could write about the happenings in this city of angels, the writing on the walls could tell it all.
- First explain the historical significance of the 1966 Compton’s Cafeteria Riot. Then describe one other form of transgender activism discussed in the chapter and explain how it was related to larger political and social developments of the era.
It has been nearly 75 years since the zoot suit riots first occurred in los angeles, and the emotional and physical toll that it had on hundreds of mexican-american citizens makes the event unforgettable. The brutality and discrimination we faced by thousands of white americans, and the lack of intervention by police officers made me truly understand how prevalent racism was during the twentieth century. The lack of interest that thousands of white americans had in helping the chicano immigrants was apparent, they wanted to put an end to the zoot-suiters who were potential criminals in their eyes merely because of the fashion choices we made. Ultimately, I believe that, although life has changed greatly since the early 1940’s, there are still
In the last decades of the 19th century, anti-Asian backlash fueled by high unemployment which increased resentment against Asian settlers, anti-Asian legislation, and growing nativism, erupted into violent riots in Washington State.
April 26th, 1992, there was a riot on the streets, tell me where were you? You were sittin' home watchin' your TV, while I was paticipatin' in some anarchy. First spot we hit it was my liquor store. I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford. With red lights flashin' time to retire, and then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire. Next stop we hit it was the music shop, it only took one brick to make that window drop. Finally we got our own p.a. where do you think I got this guitar that you're hearing today?
In the 1990s a series of riots and racial tension among the African American community was evident. In 1991, many people were stunned to see footage of a CHP police officer brutality beating a young African American named Rodney King, who was being chased by police for driving under the influence. The trial of Rodney King was held in Simi Valley, a white community. In 1992 the officer involved in the beating was found not guilty. The response from the African American community was terrifying and revealed the ways in which race divided Los Angeles, similarly like the 1960s Watts Riots. A serious a looting and mass violence swept Southern California. That same year, a Korean grocery woman named Soon Ja Du argued with an African American teenager
In this article by Madison Park and Kyung La about the riots at the University of California, Berkeley, it goes into detail about the context of these riots. The perpetrators were a group of anarchists that are known in that area of California. In the article, it was said that these people “were not affiliated with the university” (“Berkeley Protests”). These protests caused lots of damage at the university, and it is having devastating consequences. The administration at UC Berkeley might have to pay off $100,000 in repairs. As well, Donald Trump is not feeling well about the situation and is threatening to punish the university because of the fact that this is a violation of free speech. He tweeted after the event occurred that he was
Japan is no longer safe! This was the sentiment of most Americans after The Doolittle Raids; America’s first bombing attack on mainland Japan. These raids had a profound effect on American morale during WWII. The supposedly impregnable island of Japan had been ruptured and The U.S. was now on the Offensive. Initial perceptions of American people’s the support of these raids would reflect an unwavering dedication to the complete annihilation of the Japanese foe. Though it is true that nearly all Americans supported the war, some did have reservations. The damage done to the Japanese people as well as the welfare of U.S. soldiers was and issue for many. Destination Tokyo, a wartime film, depicts the issue of the pure necessity to fight the Japanese as far outweighing any loss of life or property. Also the April 19, 1942 New York Times editorial “The Attack on Japan” casts the raids as the only effective, meaningful response to the coldhearted Japanese enemy. How are these claims related to one another? Is this a valid justification for war? More broadly, what do these claims speak about human nature in general?
In July of 1931, tensions between Japanese-run Korea and China was building. These hostilities eventually resulted in a dispute over land in the Manchurian village of Wanpaoshan.
When you go outside on a sunny day, you can feel the heat from the sun