Originally Posted by Ducimus

Some of the elements of society in California don't need much of an excuse to riot. Personally i think that just under the seams of this states fabric, this place is probably as, if not more racially charged then the south ever was. I'll bet my bottom dollar, the riot was racially motivated. The news was very quick to point out the jury was white, and the punk who got waxed and his family was black. Bingo, instant race card! Time to start looting the stores.

Not the first riot (See Rodney King riots), and won't be the last.