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During the 1992 LA Riots, many Korean-Americans took to the rooftops with guns to protect their businesses, earning them the monikor "roof Koreans." How were they treated/viewed by the media at the time? Were any of them charged, either for manslaughter/homicide or reckless endangerment?

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During the 1992 LA Riots, many Korean-Americans took to the rooftops with guns to protect their businesses, earning them the monikor "roof Koreans." How were they treated/viewed by the media at the time? Were any of them charged, either for manslaughter/homicide or reckless endangerment?	912