Interesting Photo’s & Account of the 1992 LA Riots

Vice got contacted by one of the few people who was actually on the ground during the 1992 LA Riots. The result is an interesting interview with a few wonderful pictures from the first night.

After the intensity of the riots, Torres developed a cognitive dissonance around his experience and felt the images he captured weren’t important enough to be developed. He went on to UCLA for a bachelor’s in political science. After graduating in 2000, he has held many jobs, including being a United States congressional liaison and a member of 20th Century Fox Studios international film division. Twenty-five years later, compelled by the events in Ferguson and Baltimore, Torres decided to uncover the undeveloped film that captured the first night of the Los Angeles uprising.

An Unseen Side of the 1992 LA Riots

Over at the LAist they have a recount of one of the people who was on the Rodney King jury. I offers an interesting insight into the thinking process of the people who were appointed in judging the harm done by the officers.

What It Was Like To Be On The Rodney King Jury