Believe it or not, Los Angeles was just waiting for an event like the Rodney King verdict to explode. All that was needed was that one spark to ignite the anger in the citizens of South Central and cause the area to explode. One of the recent and most significant riots took place on the streets of Los Angeles on April 29, 1992. The case was controversial because Rodney King was a black male beaten with excessive …showed first 75 words of 1283 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1283 total…public administration students consider to learn the consequences of policy making” (Meyer). Thus, learning from the important chapter of our history textbook, we cannot afford to make the same mistake by overlooking the racial and economic problems facing Los Angeles citizens. We must make sure that we take care of the social injustice and economic inequality in our society, so that future generations of Los Angeles citizens do not have to suffer the same fate.