The video we watched today about the Rodney King riots made me think about a persons morals an ethics. In the video, we all saw the terrible and violent rioting of angry blacks that was triggered by the unjust ruling of the LAPD officers who got away with police brutality of an African American man, named Rodney King. I completely agree with the reasoning of the blacks riot. I understand that the black population of Los Angles had/have been treated with racism and inequality for many many years, and that at some point enough is enough. When such a powerful form of anger is bottled up for so long it has to come out at some point; But even though it's not a just thing for racial police brutality to be going on, does that make it morally right to commit the same terrible crimes to non blacks were are also innocent?
In the ethical situation/message of the Rodney King riots, was it truly necessary to use violent in order for them to get their message across?
Do you think it's fair for the blacks to be degrading to other races by using the same kind of violence the police used/use on African Americans, on other innocent people?
It may have been immoral for the LAPD to evacuate from the scene and leave civilians in danger, but what about ethically? Would it have been far worse if guns were involved?
There are so many rhetorical questions that pop up, it's impossible to place all of the rights or wrongs on one side.
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