Twitter thread on ‘Roof Koreans’ of LA riots hails Second Amendment importance

Amid the anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, a new thread on Twitter celebrates the efforts of Korean store owners who armed themselves to protect their property.

The store owners, who became known as “Roof Koreans”, are a testament to the importance of the Second Amendment, according to an anonymous Twitter user who posts under the handle “AsianJ86”.Twitter photoFrom April 29 to May 4 in 1992, buildings were burned and stores looted in rioting which followed the Rodney King verdict.

The Twitter poster began by describing how Korean-American citizens were initially being targeted by the rioters.

“Koreans were savagely attacked, while their businesses and homes were looted and burned. They did what good citizens do, they called the police and they waited for help. Unfortunately, police were stretched thin and were also being targeted for violence.”