I was in cal. for 4 yrs. back in the late 80`s and early 90`s. my best friend was 1/2 black and half mex. he leaned toward the black side. he said that the black people rioting, "read" killing, robbing , looting, during the rodney king thing were just doing it as an excuse to steel and get away w/ it. he originally came out of the projects in L.A. but moved to the high desert to better himself and his family. even tho we`ve lost touch, I still think about him once in a while.:coffee2: