I live right on the edge of the hood, and often ride my bike through it.
When the Zimmerman/Martin case was with the jury, I was quite concerned about possible violent reaction if he was acquitted.
Nothing happened.
I suspect that the facts of the case actually got out to most people, though many would refuse to admit it.
Yeah, people are too tied up in their own lives to get out into the streets across the nation. Low income areas of St Louis itself will have some rough nights but I just don’t see any sign that it will happen elsewhere.
Then there’s the Rodney King case, where acquittal resulted in the city-burning LA Riots.