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Rooftop Koreans
Est. 1992, the Rooftop Koreans made history as a hastily formed group of Korean-Americans who defended their businesses and livelihoods during the L.A. riots. Their numbers largely consisted of volunteers: mostly shop owners and whoever accepted the call to arms- friends, family, and community members alike. The LAPD had largely abandoned the Korean-American community in their greatest time of need (go ahead, look it up), leaving small business owners in Koreatown to essentially fend for themselves against opportunistic looters and thieves. Their spirit has left a profound mark on American small business owners to this day, representing a rallying cry of eternal vigilance against rabid mobs of looters and in more modern days, herds of alleged "anti-fascists" and "peaceful protestors".
Some of the most memorable imagery and live footage of the '92 riots captures the moments when Korean-Americans armed themselves with whatever firearms they could get their hands on and provided overwatch from the rooftops of their privately owned shops and markets (hence the name Rooftop Koreans).
It is worth noting every Korean male is required to provide 2 years of mandatory service in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
Some of the most memorable imagery and live footage of the '92 riots captures the moments when Korean-Americans armed themselves with whatever firearms they could get their hands on and provided overwatch from the rooftops of their privately owned shops and markets (hence the name Rooftop Koreans).
It is worth noting every Korean male is required to provide 2 years of mandatory service in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
Give a Korean immigrant a life in the United States, and he'll be the proudest American of them all. But should you choose to burn his home and torch his livelihood, you'll have to deal with the feared Rooftop Koreans: an unstoppable community and force of nature, hailing from the eagle-screeching patriotism of the founding fathers of the U.S. of-fucking-A and the South Korean mainland.
Rooftop Koreans by Katanamaru June 12, 2020
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Roof Koreans
Angry Korean store workers who prowl their store roof tops wielding Nagasaki rifles and wearing their Korean Pride bandannas during the Baltimore riots to keep their store from being looted by "protestors"
After setting fire to the neighborhood CVS farmicy, Tyrone and the boys got in a shoot out with Highly armed Roof Koreans while trying to loot the noodle store nearby.
Roof Koreans by FauxTales April 29, 2015
Rooftop Koreans
The Rooftop Koreans are the guardian of Los Angeles. They hide on the rooftop taking out criminal by criminal and anyone that disrupts the social order. Their legacy lives on YouTube with a channel called Rooftop Koreans.
Person one: Hey lets be rebellious and disrupt the city.
Person two: I don’t think so, the Rooftop Koreans will be out watching us.
Person two: I don’t think so, the Rooftop Koreans will be out watching us.
Rooftop Koreans by Rooftop Koreans April 11, 2021
koranimal
a particular animal that holds his ass high toward the sky 5 times every day, hoping to get fucked by a certain moon God.
These organisms exhibit properties of mammels, but like to blow themselves up trying to kill homo sapiens just before they die.
These organisms exhibit properties of mammels, but like to blow themselves up trying to kill homo sapiens just before they die.
koranimal by theoneverdies December 6, 2006
Koranimal
Koranimal by John Bradley August 28, 2003
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