Before Rodney King verdict, LA remembers killing of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and civil unrest. The seeds of that unrest came before the beating of Rodney King by four LAPD officers and their acquittal in their first trial. The killing of Latasha Harlins and the court verdict came about the same time, and her story is synonymous with that uprising.
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[@chrisbelli445]

That was not manslaughter, that was murder. I blame the judge.

[@teflondawn]

i blame the lying ass racist asian lady

[@AngelicoCiudad]

Girl physically attacked the Asian woman first, so it's still was self defense. If you don't want to get harmed or killed, don't loot because store owner have the right to protect their stores.

[@teflondawn]

be fr, it’s not okay to kill a child over merchandise

[@Jaqlin1979]

@@AngelicoCiudad that fish eyes bitch killed a 15 year old girl over a pack of apple juice. Seriously? How awful do you have to be

[@AngelicoCiudad]

@Jay C Hey, the situation might have been ridiculous, but it ain't illegal to protect your store. That's all I'm saying.

[@hoodiek6802]

They need to show the full clip of Natasha getting the juice and walking to the counter and then being grabbed

[@JordanWilliams-ix2td]

they won't, doesn't fit the narrative

[@fedupwithbs1782]

Yes.. the full clip .. even the part she was viciously beating that old korean woman

[@fedupwithbs1782]

@@justinquiah8058 ur username should be selective evidence

[@fedupwithbs1782]

@@justinquiah8058 i take everything into account and did not wish that on her Nor do a blame a whole race of people for actions of a few

[@fedupwithbs1782]

@@justinquiah8058 grabbed her bag is assault?!?

[@gallowsbook]

If you kill a child over orange juice you're in the wrong. I can't believe how hard it is for people to grasp something simple.

[@dansfrance188]

You can use self defense as an excuse when they are literally walking away from you.

[@shimmer4771]

They want to defend what they know is wrong.

[@XYtrumpsXX]

The violent child was evil.

[@twoweeledsoto6072]

Personally, I have not read one person write; shooting her was the right thing to do, or that it was alright to kill the child. Can someone show me where someone wrote that?

[@isbsjxbxns]

She is black. They have to find a reason not to justify it.

[@mjcutie8954]

Even if she stole the orange juice- that would not justify this woman's actions. Like as black people we shouldn't have to say "but she had the $2 in her hand, etc." Like obviously she didn't steal but even if she did, nothing justifies killing a child like that.

[@FryingTiger]

You missed the punch to the face?

[@j.roberts2230]

@@FryingTiger you missed the walking away?

[@braxtonjones6163]

⁠@@FryingTiger You don’t attack someone walking away that’s just cowardly no matter what the person did. No

[@keokukramey9008]

Well, given the fact that have black teens terrorize Asians all the damn time I’m not surprised it’s happening

[@lmpeel73]

​@FryingTiger they didn't show that the store clerk grabbed her and/or her bag, which is why she punched her. Even if she did punch her, why not hit back rather than shoot her in the BACK of the head?

[@benjaminlibertarianscorpio]

LAPD had abandoned both those communities. The immigrant shop owner felt the police had abandoned them and took up arms to defend their livelihoods. LA had long since abandoned the Black community.

[@Wolf-os9yu]

The black community is out of control! Disrespectful ppl

[@lacecocoa6272]

It's unfortunate but that's what happens when you only pick people who have biases. That's why I'm glad at today's policing that they accept candidates of every skin tone gender no matter if it's a woman on a man and they also teach diversity training. Because a lot of people that don't grow up and diverse backgrounds believe it or not we grew up around people that look like us for the most part we only spend at school with people that are different ethnicities but we tend to gravitate toward people that look like that's why it's important to teach education.

[@feeeeeeeeeeder8108]

idk who to blame since main cause of this you have to go back when Reagon was in office. I say you blame CIA

[@Rayrey-qn4lr]

Very much true..

[@KiraiSZN]

There’s no justification for that immigrants actions

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

She didn’t deserve that!

[@shashacollins4420]

Latasha, we will never forget about you ✊🏾🙏🏾💯.

[@Tyralalaneece]

Say that rip queen

[@shashacollins4420]

@@Tyralalaneece ❤️🎯💯🙏🏾

[@TOP10NFLPLAYS]

Rip Latasha my condolences go to her family ♥️🙏🙏

[@wileystyle]

I remember when this young lady was murdered. I was also 15 years old at the time. 2Pac mentioned her in a few of his songs. RIP Latasha

[@MsDisneylandlover]

rip pac

[@lunakane8887]

Which song

[@RyanBurnsRed]

@@lunakane8887Thugz Mansion ft Nas

[@ivy8645]

@@lunakane8887 hellraizer

[@truthadvocacy]

"this young lady" more like a teenage girl.

[@MrJuvefrank]

If you let a person off when he/she kills a person, then riots, vandalism, arson, theft, and murder all break out the same day. This is one of the reasons you cannot turn a murderer loose, regardless of color.

[@kuggacouragegx6093]

Yet yall are the same ppl who literally were rioting and advocating black criminals. Also not murder

[@MrJuvefrank]

@@kuggacouragegx6093 I missed the riots. It would have been great if I could teach the snobs a lesson when they downgrade me as long as the cops are there to back them "up."

[@kuggacouragegx6093]

@@MrJuvefrank bro wyf is wrong with u

[@MrJuvefrank]

@@kuggacouragegx6093 I can tell by your comments that you like it when people act like snobs to me, but when they act like that to you, then you have thoughts about refusing to shop in their stores. I'm not advocating criminals. You're the one who's trolling.

[@AngelicoCiudad]

Don't worry because this proved why we need the 2nd amendment! When Blx ppl were looting and rampaging the city, epic Korean ppl on rooftop were excercing their 2nd amendment right and were putting thugs on their place. The 2nd amendment proved that guns make ppl listen since after looters and thugs were shot or harmed, they stopped quickly. God bless the 2nd amendment and America!

[@jojobarrera2357]

I pray the store owners felt that guilt until the day they died.

[@Axp258]

Store owners are not guilty. They are the Heroes for generations to come!

[@LittleRedMoon16]

@@Axp258 don’t cut yourself with all that edge

[@Axp258]

@@LittleRedMoon16 I love sharp objects. I Always carry them

[@LittleRedMoon16]

@@Axp258 I’m sure it makes all the gals drop their standards.

[@Axp258]

@@LittleRedMoon16 I dont need to impress the girls, those who I choose know me

[@tressyaustin5205]

We can forgive but never forget the history of it lives on

[@thyrien1088]

You can’t forgive someone who makes a lie on a girl death and shoots her for accusing someone of stealing

[@AngelicoCiudad]

Yeah, many Blx ppl were killed and put into their place by epic korean/Asian ppl on rooftop. It was a good day to show the advantage of the 2nd amendment and putting down terrorists. No one won't forget that.

[@Blatgotyahatty]

@@AngelicoCiudad Here we are 31 years later and people are still trying to justify the murder of a black child. The eye witnesses and the camera clearly showed the Korean clerk assault Latasha first. There's no disputing that. Latasha was 100% within her rights to defend herself from that assault, and she did so with her fists. When the scuffle ended, she picked up the orange juice, placed it on the counter, and walked away with her money still in hand. There was no reason for that woman to shoot her in the back of the head, in front of other kids, as she walked away. Every single officer on the scene testified that there was no evidence Latasha was stealing anything.

[@Blatgotyahatty]

@@AngelicoCiudad goofball racist

[@pateheckerwood]

​​@@AngelicoCiudad I see you brought racism with you while you were tunneling over to america..

[@Surprise_Inspection]

She was shot for punching the clerk in the face, not stealing orange juice.

[@user-ym1mk5mx9l]

And a adult assaulted a child and accused a minor of stealing without proof. Then shot a child in the back of the head. But some how you all still go crazy about how a black man shot at a cop ( everyone lived ) and got no jail time for self defence but killing a child in the back is ok.

[@BBeauy2020]

Wrong, She grabbed the kid first. I wish yall would learn all the facts before saying dumb shit

[@roadrunner4790]

Crime oriented species

[@nuwavedave]

There's more to the Latasha Harlins tragedy than most people know. In 1991 I was working graveyard-shift as a radio dispatcher for Universal Alarm in Culver City. We had armed response guards with cars that rivaled LAPD. Empire Liquor was one of our clients. I’d become well acquainted with this store. Every couple of weeks we'd get an alarm from them, and I'd have to follow-up with a call to get the details. Often the circumstances involved violence, robberies at gunpoint, or attempted break-ins. Usually I'd speak with Soon Ja Du's husband, Billy Du. One time there was a gang shootout between two cars driving past the store. Just prior to the Latasha Harlins murder, there was a gang shootout that spread into the store. I followed-up on that one. I called Empire Liquor, and a panic-stricken, Billy Du tried to explain what happened. He was just freaking out, crying and mumbling frantically as he recalled what had just happened. There were bullets imbedded in a couple walls. It was as if Empire Liquor was in the middle of a War Zone. I'm listening to him and thinking, "Man, do you really need this? Why don't you just move back to Korea?" But, I couldn't say it. I knew it was just a matter of time and something big was going to happen. Either they'd get shot in a burglary or gang confrontation - or something. There was just too much violence happening there. Soon after that call, I came into work, and everyone was talking about the shooting of Latasha Harlans. My fellow dispatcher, Charles, made the call upon us receiving an alarm signal from Empire Liquor. What he learned on the phone rocked him to his socks. I got to speak to him about it, and I could tell it really got to him. We were professionals - but, we had feelings, too. And all of us were way too familiar with the Du Family and the trauma that was building and building with every violent incident. What happened to Latasha Harlins was an unspeakable tragedy that should never have happened. But the Du Family weren't monsters. They were also victims of the violence that occurred regularly in that neighborhood. Unfortunately, a minor misunderstanding was all it took for Soon Ja Du to finally snap. I only wish they had thrown in the towel before this - and moved back to Korea.

[@zoralinman]

Snapped and killed a innocent child.

[@bodilly6221]

ACCOUNTABILITY… you should look that word up, sounds like you’re making excuses for a then 49 year old woman.

[@SunShine-vo8kj]

F the Du Family 🤬

[@L_Seville]

What's crazy is the amount of businesses they build in black communities.😮

[@user-ul6oe7gt2l]

@@zoralinman ...innocent? No, she was a thug. Your community has a v!0lence pr0blem.

[@Tyralalaneece]

Some of these comments smh don’t comment if u don’t know the whole story this girl was innocent was attacked first and defended herself walked away read that again walked away after leaving the juice and the old watch still shot her so again who’s in the wrong? Rip latasha we will continue to fight for you Rodney king and countless times others

[@shimmer4771]

Don't waste time. They're evil and they don't care. This is a child. The owner was wrong, period. Stop supporting their businesses, this is the result.

[@wayneanderson1091]

It's pointless speaking facts to generational 🗑. Just check the sources of the ignorance. Their profile pics and names shows who they are Pure 🗑

[@Beck-Stein]

What about prior to her there were 25 korean merchants killed in the same area by blacks within the year? That didn’t make the news at all.

[@lastshallbefirst5516]

Stop lying. UpeaceofShiit

[@scorpioninpink]

Koreans are the wrong color after all.

[@fern6181]

FACT: Some of those who run forces, And members of those forces, Are the same that burn crosses.

[@richyrich5049]

I used to feel bad for foreigners being mistreated at their businesses until I realized that they open businesses in minority communities and sell the worst things the people can buy.

[@jackkraken3888]

WAT

[@beardedloon77]

The implications, right or wrong are that Koreans, Indians etc open shops in poor neighbourhoods and sell crappie products that are no good for anyone, alcohol, tobacco, lottery scratchers, bad food, etc all at an inflated price because they're the only shops in the area.

[@slinkiegirl2001]

so true

[@TianaJackson-gh4be]

A work ethic?

[@randyschmidt19]

Yep still see it today that open businesses that serve a community that they don't like, don't understand and are rude. Granted that have some terrible patrons but you have to take that as it comes. Respect is given where it's received

[@James-js6dx]

Rip. Latasha

[@davidatovar]

GET READY "ROOFTOP KOREAN'S" !

[@benjaminlibertarianscorpio]

LAPD abandoned both the Black and Korean communities

[@Axp258]

We always ready!

[@Axp258]

@Too Real You'll see

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

@@benjaminlibertarianscorpio LA is a melting pot and some groups can't or refuse to melt.

[@binder946]

The Korean woma murderer should have been charged for murde. But she was ugly Chino that's why she was not charged for the racist murder of that black girl.

[@tressyaustin5205]

Tasha Harlin died with $2.00 in her hands and it still hurts today

[@phillipgonzlez8635]

@S S thank you

[@jayceh1031]

She would still be alive if she didn't throw those hands.

[@RosebudKittenz]

@@skategardena "Steal"?

[@RosebudKittenz]

@@skategardena If the Lady hadn't starled the child with a gun and grabbing her while she trying to buy orange juice she would've been alive. The lady could've chose a reasonable approach and as she was walking up to the lady should've asked her what she was doing with the orange juice.If she had stolen it she could've confronted her about it and called the police.I don't hate the lady I just don't understand why killing a child Instead of confronting them wouldn't be an easy way out.

[@roadrunner4790]

Well $2 today but 2 million tomorrow so get rid is the answer unless you gona pay for that shit

[@solsrescueable]

The video shows the girl attacking the clerk! Am I missing something? Shooting her is extreme, but why aren't they reporting that part?

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

It was reported at the time, but in the popular revision, it’s an uncomfortable detail that doesn’t fit the narrative.

[@ciello___8307]

it doesn't justify Du shooting Harlins though. She shot Harlins behind her back as she was leaving.

[@renren3662]

Exactly you attack me in my store you’re getting shot no matter what age, this was not a hate crime this was criminal crime.

[@hannahwatkins7992]

@@renren3662 No that is not what happened, they didn't show the full clip, the girl walked up with her juice, then the Asian lady grabs it, and her arm too, the the girl hit her to get her off. The Asian lady was the aggressor first. She accused the girl of stealing, and that was her reason for grabbing the girl and the juice from her. This news channel just tried to make it seem like the girl was the attacker but she was just defending herself. She had 2 dollars in her hand when she went to the counter, and no prior offenses, so why would she attack the Asian lady? See what I mean?

[@hannahwatkins7992]

No that is not what happened, they didn't show the full clip, the girl walked up with her juice, then the Asian lady grabs it, and her arm too, the the girl hit her to get her off. The Asian lady was the aggressor first. She accused the girl of stealing, and that was her reason for grabbing the girl and the juice from her. This news channel just tried to make it seem like the girl was the attacker but she was just defending herself. She had 2 dollars in her hand when she went to the counter, and no prior offenses, so why would she attack the Asian lady? See what I mean?

[@claudiovallone9217]

She stole from the shop and then punched the clerk. Riots make no sense.

[@VoyagerD]

"the police concluded that Harlins intended to pay for the beverage with money in hand. The videotape showed that Du grabbed Harlins by her sweater and snatched her backpack. Harlins then struck Du with her fist twice, knocking Du to the ground. After Harlins backed away, Du angrily threw a stool at her. Harlins then tried to flee the scene, but Du reached under the counter, retrieved a revolver, and fired at Harlins from behind at a distance of about three feet (one meter). The gunshot struck Harlins in the back of the head"

[@KingOmegaZyro]

The woman who killed Latasha is definitely in the wrong and should've been jailed. The cops that beat Rodney should've been dealt appropriately, but all those riots were not necessary. Destruction and violence is not the answer 💯

[@uyiegharevba5160]

Imagine killing someone because of just $1 juice...

[@rodolfotsang4327]

Koreans

[@AngelicoCiudad]

@Rodolfo Tsang That's why their country is ahead, lol.

[@AngelicoCiudad]

Imagine risking your well-being over 1$... usually Blx ppl.

[@puddle_han]

@@AngelicoCiudad edgelord

[@YourKingJDG]

Asians be like…

[@ministerjeannielaine3637]

A picture of her should be placed in full view of that store.

[@laurenciokraken2088]

And nothing change.

[@shimmer4771]

So sad. I hope her family is doing ok.

[@sarahh8596]

Even if she did steal which i dont believe she was, this woman had no right to kill her!

[@pongangelo2048]

Latasha was assaulting someone.

[@JamillahMillage]

NO MATTER WHAT NOONE deserves to be killed over some stupid orange juice even if she was stealing it, it was not worth her life my God

[@tressyaustin5205]

This a hard pill to swallow

[@CindyBobe7]

Praying for a better world of Love, Peace n Unity

[@jackharper6448]

Stealing is wrong, but you don’t put a bullet into someone’s head over a bottle of orange juice.

[@cajunscorpion]

She wasn’t stealing

[@shimmer4771]

She didn't steal. She was going to pay for it. She placed the money out. The lady was racist, period. She shot her for no reason.

[@nancylove8360]

@@cajunscorpion She stole don't lie

[@cajunscorpion]

@@nancylove8360 she didn’t. No lies told.

[@mrnevermind]

Only thing I don’t understand is how looting Korean business and destroy their property is justified by a crime committed by a single individual because she was KoreAn. You will see how racist once once you look at it like; if someone who happens to be black killed a little girl in a horrible manner, so the entire community got together start destroying all the black owned businesses and houses. Yeah. People used to do that, I’m no talking about LA riot. KKK used to do that man

[@shimmer4771]

Not the entire community. I never did that. You cannot say entire. You're generalizing.

[@ijustwannabeadrummer]

Was young in 91 never heard about this story only the Rodney King case, thanks for covering. Still don't know how the hell those cops got acquitted with that video evidence! Curious is there a big Korean store owner presence in LA still ?

[@rilla1983]

Yet they get an anti Asian hate crime bill.

[@fedupwithbs1782]

We wouldn't need one if one group stopped attacking our elderly

[@Angelo-nv8eo]

That's done nothing. At all. Asians are still getting assaulted and killed. Just putting a pretty face on for China. Not really anything serious. Anything real.

[@rlee7029]

13 does 50

[@patrickmc.2011]

I don’t remember this at all!! Here in the east coast the media burried this completely!!! They did the same thing with Waco!

[@f.prince6642]

Sad to think a life was worth 89¢

[@jackkraken3888]

Technically it was $1.79

[@Mister_Accountability]

@@jackkraken3888that with inflation or that was the actual price back then? I mean, she did have 2 dollars in hand…but $1.79 sounds high for 1991…

[@charlesincharge.5161]

The most important and relevant things in history and in life are never taught to the children. 📡👽🇺🇸 RUN!!!

[@renren3662]

Come on she didn’t get killed over a bottle of orange juice she got killed cause she was attacking that Korean lady.

[@batman7475]

It does show that teen girl taking a swing at the shop owner. I wanna know why she did that.

[@nikkiw3734]

@@batman7475 She did it because the Asian lady grabbed her by the arm & wouldn't let go.

[@AFaceintheCrowd01]

And was well known to the shopkeeper as a shoplifter.

[@deanyg2689]

@@AFaceintheCrowd01 America the land where we shoot shoplifters

[@deanyg2689]

Sounds like the most American thing I’ve ever heard

[@laurammeza1992]

I was a baby when the la riots happened in 1992

[@yummy77777]

I'm korean and I'm so sorry for the Latasha Harlins

[@seventhcompactor1505]

I'm not Korean and I applaud the store owner

[@fuxkag3908]

​@@seventhcompactor1505 For what If i recall The clerk grabbed the girl The girl fought back and left the OJ on the counter and was shot whilst walking away aka no longer a threat

[@seventhcompactor1505]

@@fuxkag3908 Sure, because you just Know she only stole one item Always siding with the thieves, aren’t ya ? Well, when ‘you’ choose to shop live, the risk of being shot goes up, as it should

[@seventhcompactor1505]

@@fuxkag3908 For what ? For being a thief For being a social nuisance For being worthless to society

[@fuxkag3908]

If its a thief not like she stole the bank or murdered someone If she was stealing (which i doubt) it was not right of her But it wasnt right to shoot her over it too IF i recall She was litterly grabbed by the counter lady, and fought back, that is preety much self defense, if somebody suddenly grabbed you what would you do let them hold you, who knows what they want to do and then she got shot while walking away, aka no longer a threat not to mention the shopowner had time to aim at her head@@seventhcompactor1505

[@edwardcatton315]

I remember back in 92!, here in Australia!, watching Reginald Denny!, getting dragged out of his truck!, copping a brick!, to the Head?, Went to work the next day!, in Shock!, wow, 30 years ago!.

[@twoweeledsoto6072]

yes, Reginald Denny sure didn't deserve that. Just working a job! Nobody addressing that.

[@jackwalsh7956]

Kramer: Double exclamation point!!

[@YourKingJDG]

@chayil7489It is, they never bucked up and shot a child again. Shouldn’t have had the initial violence for that reaction.

[@adriena.samuels9726]

Yes that's petty too kill over juice but their was black man here in sandiego calif killed a black kid for stealing off the delivery truck and this happen 1970s. Violent people need too chill

[@joshuadurham1257]

I was for watching 30 years since ago and 20 double of years ago for myself about the rodney king beatdown by those 4 police officers brutality and latasha harlins got shot back of the head. The 1992 los Angeles California basically on this intersection between florence and Normandie Avenue in south central Los Angeles California. Throwing the rocks and bottles at those whose wasn't even black people, willingly and a beating down the racism people, looting & the Tom liquor store and those others in the same place like almost everyday. Gangs violence and racial tensions in south central Los Angeles California was overwhelmingly blowned full of war zone in Los Angeles California. Uprising hip hop music techniques and the Los Angeles riots just becoming the expression of the underground, relevant, revolutionary, evolutionary, trials and the history!!!! Making empowerment and education school themselves that know what it's about? Justice and freedom to the politics ruled to the government system was done in multiple times. Then. So yeah!!!! Goodbye rodney king and latasha harlins and Marquette my brother and sister!!!!

[@tinavalencia7411]

Why did this woman get no jail time that's not right that was a lil girl I never knew that my gosh can't blame anyone for burning down the Asian stores sorry but that was messed up she got probation and community service that's it if anyone else did this we would be in jail for along time that woman had no business owning a store let alone having a gun she pulled on kids cops should have done something

[@anthonywhite1076]

RIP Latasha ❤️😪🙏

[@GregorySosa-Pena-yy8vz]

I've seen the footage, stop being ignorant and blaming this on being black in America. Latasha was a teenager and from what I clearly seen was actually swinging at this older lady first. Who knows what was said also because back in this era their was no audio footage. She clearly harmed that women and I still believe the Asian woman defended herself especially in a community FULL OF GANGS and that community always takes what's not theirs. Now shooting her in the head I agree but who knows was in called for... But in the end that woman shot her I feel because this teenage black girl assaulted her and maybe threatened her life etc... stop with colors, this was only a altercation turned deadly which is NO SURPRISE in those communities. Sucks it happened, we just move on.

[@VoyagerD]

"the police concluded that Harlins intended to pay for the beverage with money in hand. The videotape showed that Du grabbed Harlins by her sweater and snatched her backpack. Harlins then struck Du with her fist twice, knocking Du to the ground. After Harlins backed away, Du angrily threw a stool at her. Harlins then tried to flee the scene, but Du reached under the counter, retrieved a revolver, and fired at Harlins from behind at a distance of about three feet (one meter). The gunshot struck Harlins in the back of the head"

[@madface9139]

CNN edited the footage to show that Korean woman shot her for no reason but Latasha was punching her multiple times before the gun went off.

[@Thomas-xe3ce]

Imagine killing hundreds of your own everyday but caring about a thief from 1992

[@senpai24yt38]

She didn’t steal

[@VoyagerD]

Thomas, you seem to care a lot about this subject.

[@kuan3842]

Crazy that I just found out about this and I’ve been going to that’s park my entire life and I’m 19 the fact that’s I never knew about this is crazy

[@DuckRott]

Happy anniversary

[@jimmyhyun8546]

This was the initial cause of the LA riots.

[@Martin-bj8eq]

IMO the judge was to blame. Du was found GUILTY of manslaughter, with a possible sentence of up to 16 years. The judge gave her a fine and probation for MANSLAUGHTER!!?

[@bm4867]

Are we supposed to ask about their childhood first , is it our fault. Stop beating your children and actually parent them. hold up. I went and watched it slow motion several times. It’s clear that latasha smacked her when the owner tried to get the item back from latasha. Latasha smacked her several times really hard, unnecessarily extra punches, LATASHA GRABBED THE WOMANS ARM TO PULL HER in closer to hit her in the temple which likely caused the woman to be disoriented , the lady threw the orange juice like take it and leave and then latasha approached the woman with the orange juice threatening manner and the lady thought she was about to be beaten again, latasha was obviously heated and most likely threatened her life then latasha gave back the orange juice turned half way and then the lady shot her. No, she wasn’t some sweet kid. And at 15 you are capable of killing. Stop spreading she was this angel that doesn’t harm anyone. She should have left the item but she engaged TWICE, when she could have freely gone. And who knows lady thought latasha had a gun or threatened it.

[@Fightttxk]

Bruh stop defending her I’m most embarsssed to be Asian

[@cajunscorpion]

Wtf are you talking about?! She left the bottle and WALKED AWAY with the money in her hand before the bitch shot her

[@shimmer4771]

​@@Fightttxk Do not be. The lady was racist, but she does not represent all Asians. And sending love.

[@BBeauy2020]

The store owner grabbed her first

[@THERSC216]

I get that crime was bad in the area the store was. However that is NO excuse for this woman accusing the child of stealing. Even the LAPD said she had money in her hand and the killing was unjustified. That judge was 100% wrong for giving that woman probation, at least give her 5 years in jail.

[@markmyers9216]

I remember this case the black girl attacked the Asian woman the Asian woman shot her should have kept her hands to herself still a sad situation

[@YourKingJDG]

Imagine coming to this video to boldface lie

[@nancylove8360]

@@YourKingJDG Why is a lie?

[@Quaquadaqu]

@@YourKingJDGwhat lie? The black girl punched the Asian women in the face.

[@YourKingJDG]

@@Quaquadaqu After the Asian lady refused to let go of the black girl. Black girl then put the item on the counter and turned around to leave. Then the lady pulled out the gun and shot her in the back of the head. So they’re lying by omission as if she just randomly started getting attacked..

[@kenfranklin4390]

Yes This is True 30 Years Ago in Los Angeles California

[@lacecocoa6272]

I do agree that Asian lady did that crap on purpose because she was being racist Point Blank. And unfortunately because of her nasty actions and also those trashy police officers that calls for everybody to like be at each other and that's not right. God wants us to all of each other. You shouldn't walk around with hatred in your heart based on what you see on TV get to know people for them I feel like that's when you can live your life to the fullest when you have a good heart when you can be in the room with anybody no matter the color of their skin. We have to do better

[@CandanceOnline]

Right & a lot of Asian's aren't racist when they move to the USA , they adopt racism from White Society because if you go to Japan their not racist , but come to America & be around Asian's & it's like they Adopt that mind set that all black people steal & are a like which is not true at all & I'm not sure why they always want to move into Black Neiborhood's if they feel that way about Us , I remember going into a Asian owned store with my mother & the Asian lady followed us around the store , yet she didn't follow the white teens in the store & we ended up not buying anything & we Quickly left & never went back to that store .

[@kaybey642]

PAC still raps about her

[@Matae2k]

My friends mom died in a Gardena swap meet in the late 2000s by a black guy. She was Korean and he was black. How come that doesn’t garner as much attention.

[@akhtaruzzamanjoy8524]

She was just 15 man!! Come on old lady... What have you done?

[@lawrencemoore3863]

Rip,went to her memorial today on March 16 to celebrate her life on the day she died and to let her she will never be forgotten eventhough i missed meeting her went i went to Westchester in my senior year and also to celebrate my 50th birthday on March 18th with her to let her know we made it.

[@scapgang2558]

Sleep In Peace Latasha Harlins ❤✨🙏🏽

[@kenjisakamoto1993]

korean roof top shooters.

[@shayluv73]

I remember like it was yesterday!!😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@ScoobeErichson]

I saw the punch

[@minewheaties5029]

It is absolutely no coincidence that Bart Simpson was playing Larry the Looter a few months before they happened.

[@jessonthecase]

They should have put her away or did her the way she did that child she went back to her country wtf 🤬

[@lexkanyima2195]

What ?

[@jessonthecase]

@@lexkanyima2195 just what I said

[@andysantiago1539]

She was murdered for shoplifting.

[@uraniancoolery927]

She didn’t steal stop lying

[@andysantiago1539]

@@uraniancoolery927 She grabbed the orange juice and put it in her bag and then wanted to buy something else. She got caught and was killed. The End

[@uraniancoolery927]

@@andysantiago1539 that is NOT the end 😭🙏🏽

[@LadyOrion2012]

The video shows the teen punching the cashier in the face and pushing her to the ground.

[@VoyagerD]

"the police concluded that Harlins intended to pay for the beverage with money in hand. The videotape showed that Du grabbed Harlins by her sweater and snatched her backpack. Harlins then struck Du with her fist twice, knocking Du to the ground. After Harlins backed away, Du angrily threw a stool at her. Harlins then tried to flee the scene, but Du reached under the counter, retrieved a revolver, and fired at Harlins from behind at a distance of about three feet (one meter). The gunshot struck Harlins in the back of the head"

[@VoyagerD]

the cashier shouldn't have initiated contact. the teen acted in self defense.

[@vipboyrockywilliams6577]

Even though she hit her once that was no damn reason to shoot someone in the head with their backs turned to you she was a adult and should've reported it🚓 and fuk that juge👩‍⚖️🖕🏿 to she part of the reason that riot happened as-well as that dam store owner🤦🏿‍♂️

[@hhasslinger9601]

She didn't hit her once. She punched her in the face multiple times, pulled her back after she went down, and hit her again.

[@vipboyrockywilliams6577]

@@hhasslinger9601 what video you watched plz let me know 🤔😐🤷🏿‍♂️???

[@hhasslinger9601]

@@vipboyrockywilliams6577 Did you happen to see the video?

[@YourKingJDG]

@@vipboyrockywilliams6577he’s lying the lady grabbed her and assumed she was stealing despite the money in her hand. Kid then fought to break free, left the juice on the counter and began to walk out. Lady then shot her in the back of the head, police found her still holding the 2 dollars and the lady lied and tried to say she stole from the register.

[@fransliszt]

She shouldn't have been stealing

[@Elisoolo]

She wasn't. She had the money out in the footage

[@valnumjin615]

@@Elisoolo every thief have money in there pocket. they are just not paying with that.

[@VoyagerD]

​@@valnumjin615Even the police concluded that she wasn't stealing. This comment is so embarrassing.

[@whctjsdlfqhrlfprl]

Best scenario would be ‘just never invest anything in ghetto’. Don’t try to open a business there or build community. It’s not worth it.

[@latoyajames134]

Once we actually stand together and keep our dollars to ourselves will things change

[@elephantmanstl]

That reads and sound nice. But so many Black people have that Sergeant Willie Pete and Cynthia G way of looking athings. The Black men learning science, math, and staying out of criminal behavior are sissies that don't deserve families. Meanwhlle, the doped up deadbeat daddies that kill people somehow some magical semen that is building and designing things we need to be independent. It just doesn't make sense anymore.

[@kylenelson6688]

Why is this animosity still being stirred? What a tragic event. Still continues today. Democratic politics are not the answer. Vote for Trump.

R.I.P, baby doll. We will NEVER, NEVER forget you. Peace onto you and your family.

[@CarnivalofLVX]

The store owner did absolutely nothing wrong

[@CharlieMoomin]

the video didnt show the full story. she had 2 dollars in her hand when she went to pay, the woman grabbed her first, the cctv shows it, but it was cut from this video. i am all for defending yourself but this was murder.

[@youvegotmel2844]

She definitely did EVERYTHING wrong!! She grabbed the girl first you don’t put your hands on anyone that’s wrong, second, shooting the girl in the head was wrong!! Even if she was stealing it gave the woman NO RIGHT to grab her she could’ve kindly said “please pay for that juice I saw you put in your bag” that would’ve settled everything cus Latasha could’ve responded “I’m not stealing the juice I’m bout to pay for it now” simple no one dies 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@theblockcat-ain1572]

And that's why la paid 1 billion of damages..😅

[@LindaMerchant-bq2hp]

Dont steal juice soda whatever

[@123bateshailey1]

She didn’t she was about to pay for it

[@jeanpierre9539]

Years later, LA racism is still thick af.. SMH!

[@dannycervantes8723]

Fun times 109 and McKinley WATTS UP

[@zzzzoom6387]

This kind of explains why they are beating so many Asians in California which is also wrong...see we All have to stop jumping to conclusions when these things happen..because we should understand that we are all being watched in the streets and we should be looking out for each other knowing that at anytime because of hate and jealousy for no reason someone can send someone to harm you.. KEEP GOD FIRST ✨

[@YourKingJDG]

Not really, most black people didn’t know about this. Reason they are getting heat is because they foster anti Black sentiments and always have. And they whined their way to a hate bill. Might as well put it to use, really give you something to cry about.

[@JY-vm9ql]

Wonder why its happening again 30 years later nationwide...

[@XYtrumpsXX]

Latasha was taught to steal and beat other people

[@loveyourneighbors8315]

You punch the cashier thinking there is no consequence for your actions. God will judge the wicked.

[@pheirphon4680]

Anybody that's better than that Ever Try to To Talk

[@leej2311]

She show don’t look like she will stealing anything, especially with two dollars in the hand to pay for it

[@morrisonreed1]

she punched the woman before getting shot , why is the story literally changed from what was happening in the video. She shouldn't have been shot but there was a sequence of events

[@thestrangemanreturns]

after the store owner slapped her juice off the counter. Watch the full video and she shot her as she was leaving in the back of the head. Stop the nonsense

[@morrisonreed1]

@@thestrangemanreturns just stating the facts is not saying she deserved to be shot in the back of the head .there is no nonsense in understanding how things happen

[@thestrangemanreturns]

@@morrisonreed1 whatever the case was, the store owner should've served time or someone should of dealt her the same fate.

[@morrisonreed1]

@@thestrangemanreturns ok

[@seventhcompactor1505]

@@thestrangemanreturns After she put an item in a backpack ? She's a thief. We're better off now

[@BigJDawg4523]

This is what Martin Luther King Jr. meant in his speeches: *hate* hurts the world.

[@shaylawatson1244]

I remember the first time i found out about latasha harlin was in a movie called " kings "

[@Flakz420]

Who?

[@mollynash1896]

When is this going to stop I have 2 girls and worry about them getting into a situation like this ,, no more ,, no more

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

Thank you Christine Lavigne

[@Machorson]

One of the reasons why black people shoud not make it so easy for non-blacks to come into their communities and set up their workshops/businesses. She pulled the trigger because Latasha was black! Rest in Peace 🥺🥺

[@Racerblx1291]

Ok tbh if people are rioting and looting shops and you owned a shop, you would also be scared of looters, yes it’s wrong to kill someone but if people riot then they should know that they cause more damage; it’s like how to riots in Koreatown were stopped due to the rooftop Korean defending their shops

[@slinkiegirl2001]

we as fba need to practice group economics, they never go into white neighbourhoods we now have all those coming across the border coming in to black neighbourhoods and taking over and get a hell of a lot of money spent on them but they never have money for us

[@DEVRIMCI2007]

You are racist!

[@lawrencemoore3863]

That land is cursed,its also where sam cooke got killed when it was a hotel

[@tmc8696]

Im so glad the tables are turning

[@lancehobbs8012]

Uprising against what it dosent make any sense it was a criminal attack against the innocent korean minority . Approx 2,300 black people were murdered by OTHER black people, in LA County alone , in that 12 months. A Korean elderly lady defends herself against robbers and its an " uprising"

[@VoyagerD]

Defends against robbers? What robbers?

[@DarthWaffle.]

No one comments on the animalistic behavior of hitting an adult. Good riddance, zero doubt her kids would be in jail. Her parent failed her. Shocker

[@valnumjin615]

subsaharans....

[@johnjameson6113]

Excuse me tupak wants 2 know if you have any Orange juice

[@femininevibes2213]

I was 2 when all this happened😔