I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in L. A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame. Yes, I can understand how people were shocked and outraged by the verdict in the Rodney King trial. But there is simply no excuse for the mayhem that followed.


Speech to the Commonwealth Club of California (19 May 1992)


I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in L. A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are ...

I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in L. A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are ...

I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in L. A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are ...

I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in L. A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The rioters are ...