Embracing the spirit of the so called roof koreans that defended a besieged koreatown during the 1992 la riots men and women of all races colors and creeds have armed themselves and organized defensive pacts with communities across america be to protect shops and homes from looters or to escort people from one end of town to another.
Roof koreans of business protection.
The right to bear arms community has celebrated roof koreans for a while they re even depicted on stickers sold on sites like etsy.
Rooftop koreans is a meme but in modern america it s also a seductive fantasy for those who feel true liberty is the ability to levy fatal danger against anyone who dares to intrude.
People ask why in a modern civilized society do private citizens need to own firearms.
David joo on the roof of his koreatown business a e screenshot may 28 2020 4 07 pm.
Ode to the roof koreans.
But given that some gun toting second amendment groups have shown up to meet the black lives matter protesters now is definitely one of the more disturbing times in which they ve been evoked.
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I worked nights at local liquor store grocery mkt in la back in the early 90 s while going to school.
The roof koreans were spontaneous self defense forces organized by the korean community of los angeles primarily centered in koreatown in response to violent and frequently racist attacks on their communities and businesses by primarily black looters and rioters during the los angeles riots of 1992.
Tribute to the legendary roof koreans during the 1992 riots.
Original owners sold the business to a korean family and lemme tell you that at that time and place black people and korean people had gobs of mutual distrust.
Rod dreher a reader told me he watched this clip this morning.