hunter’s Reviews > The Contested Murder of Latasha Harlins: Justice, Gender, and the Origins of the LA Riots > Status Update

i have to stop and write an update as i am furious reading this. latasha was murdered by a korean woman who accused her of stealing a $2 bottle of orange juice. latasha’s family received zero support from black politicians and her murderer got probation. a 9 year old korean girl was shot (and lived) by a black man during a robbery. the black mayor all of a sudden had sympathy. this sums up the tragedy of latasha.