The victims, two 19-year-olds and a 21-year-old, all suffered broken bones.
And then THIS from the 'victims' parents:
"They've been presumed guilty," said Allene Seymore, the mother of a 16-year-old female defendant. "This just made me realize how so very, very far we are from fulfilling Dr. Martin Luther King's dream" of equality for all, she said.
But I note that the perps WERE prosecuted for hate crimes, and at least am happy to see that law applied in a fair-handed manner. I recall how proud our city was during the infamous Watts riots that there was virtually no spill-over from them to LB. I think a good part of the city is still proud and decent.
Had a black good Samaritan not used his body to shield one of the victims, she likely would have been murdered. God bless the brave rescuer.
I live in Long Beach. The riots that occurred after King's beating spilled into the City big time. In fact, they burned down the DMV, the City imposed a 7 PM curfew for 2 days, and my neighbors were sitting on top of grocery stores and restaurants with guns since the police were spread too thin.
Our local grocery placed a banner on the front window when it was finally under control. It read, "thanks neighbors". It was one of the stores not looted or burned.