"I have been honored to spend the last 20 years serving the public but now I want to devote time to my family," Karlin wrote.

Advancing Justice recently launched the first-ever tracker of hate crimes against Asian Americans.

[12], Du testified on her own behalf, claiming that the shooting was in self-defense and that she believed her life was in danger. Du's husband, Billy Heung Ki Du, heard the gunshot and rushed into the store. Fear,  it seems, is invoked more by skin colour than by body size. Du's store burned in the rioting and never reopened. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.

Two weeks after King's beating, Korean American grocer Soon Ja Du fatally shot 15-year-old Latasha Harlins after a dispute over a bottle of orange juice. But was that reaction understandable? Du was tried and convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Harlins' death. He graduated in 2003 and is remembered by professors as a good student with excellent writing skills. On the night of March 3, 1991, Rodney King led police on a more than 110 mph chase through the San Fernando Valley. Du concluded Harlins was attempting to steal, and did not see the money Harlins held in her hand.
When Harlins struck Du multiple times and pushed her away, Du threw a stool at her. She was gasping for breath, and he was continually choking her,” Teresa Mosely, a customer who buys from Missha Beauty three times a week but says that she won’t continue doing so, told the news station. Two weeks after King's beating, Korean American grocer Soon Ja Du fatally shot 15-year-old Latasha Harlins after a dispute over a bottle of orange juice. He was awarded $3.8 million in compensation by the city. They will point out that Asian American store owners are often the victims of strong-arm robbery. A judge sentenced her to probation, saying she was in fear from earlier robberies. Du physically grabbed Harlins by the sweater and attempted to take her backpack. I think that it was." Protesters noted that a week after Latasha Harlins's death, a Glendale man received a more severe sentence than Du for kicking a dog.

His nine minutes of grainy footage ignited furious charges of racial injustice. [31] After the Los Angeles Times endorsed one of her opponents in her re-election campaign, she wrote a letter to the newspaper, saying "[I]f judges have to look over their shoulders as they decide a case; if they have to test the political winds in order to arrive at a politically correct verdict—then the judicial system and the freedoms it guarantees will be destroyed". Powell, who worked with computers while he was in prison, later worked in the computer retailing industry. Karlin's rulings in the case prompted District Attorney Ira Reiner to instruct his deputies to effectively bar Judge Karlin from trying cases by invoking a statute to remove a judge for any reason. More importantly, participants also believed that police were more justified in using physical force to subdue young Black men compared to young White men of equal build. They will cite examples — of which there are many — of Chinese food deliverymen being robbed and assaulted for the petty cash they carry. Du faced a possible 16 year sentence in state prison. "All you people sitting, applauding over a child killer," Harlins yelled. Harlins' death came 13 days after the videotaped beating of Rodney King. Upon hearing of retirement, Harlins's aunt Denise stated, "I'm glad to hear that she's removed herself from the bench and that she's retired. [31], Denise Harlins interrupted an awards ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel for Du defense attorney Charles Lloyd. Thereafter, Shakur made frequent mention of Harlins in his songs, including in tracks like "Something 2 Die 4 (Interlude)" ("Latasha Harlins, remember that name... 'Cause a bottle of juice is not something to die for"), "Thugz Mansion" ("Little Latasha, sho' grown/Tell the lady in the liquor store that she’s forgiven/So come home"), "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto" ("Tell me what's a black life worth/A bottle of juice is no excuse, the truth hurts/And even when you take the shit/Move counties get a lawyer, you can shake the shit/Ask Rodney, Latasha, and many more"), "White Mans World" ("Rest in Peace to Latasha, Little Yummy, and Kato"), "Hellrazor" ("Dear Lord if ya hear me, tell me why/Little girl like Latasha, had to die")[26][27] and "N.I.G.G.A" ("Korean motherfuckers was crooked/So niggas had to burn and loot 'em [...] Lickin' off shots for Latasha, that's proper").
The family moved from Illinois to South Central Los Angeles in 1981. A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that study participants perceived young Black men as larger and more physically threatening than young White men of equal size and shape. Governor Pete Wilson speaks to the media May 1, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA. This is all too common a defense invoked by those who assault Black bodies and who take Black lives. He had frequent run-ins with police for domestic violence, substance abuse and driving under the influence. Sadly, it is also clear that there is still so much work for us to do.

In March of 1991, The New York Times ran an item about a convenience store owner named Soon Ja Du being charged for the murder of a young black woman in … "Latasha was defenseless. Koon, 61, does not talk about his personal life because of continued death threats, said his lawyer Ira M. Salzman. We must do more to view the taking of a Black life as an unforgivable act. Latasha Harlins (January 1, 1976 – March 16, 1991) was a 15-year-old African-American girl who was fatally shot by Soon Ja Du (Hangul:두순자), a 51-year-old Korean-American convenience store owner. She stated, "Did Mrs. Du react inappropriately? [24] Latasha Harlins is buried next to her mother in Paradise Memorial Park, Santa Fe Springs, California.

Harlins then struck Du with her fist twice, knocking Du to the ground. [5][3] Their unstable marriage eventually ended in 1983. But she didn't belong [on the bench] anyway. This begins by confronting the outright fear and disdain of Black folks that is too often found within the Asian American community. Once he heard about the trouble spinning out of control in South Central Los Angeles, one of the first things Gov. [9][10] The videotape[11] showed that Du grabbed Harlins by her sweater and snatched her backpack. Holliday, an Argentine plumber who moved to the U.S. in 1980, still lives and works in the San Fernando Valley. She didn't do nothing! Judge Karlin suggested that there were mitigating circumstances in Harlins's death.

Alternatively, subscribe to Reappropriate through Paypal. Powell rarely spoke to the media. 51-year-old Korean-born female store owner Soon Ja Du shot 15-year-old Harlin in the back of the head in 1991. Gates became a polarizing figure, reviled by LAPD critics and lauded by people who wanted the department to forcefully put down the violence. But, violence does not rationalize violence.

The LAPD fired him. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The sentence and a surveillance video of Latasha being shot in the back inflamed racial tensions and became symbols of what many believed was a double standard of justice. In 2000, he left that job when he was admitted into Indiana University’s law school.


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