The riots after the MLK killing were exactly like the riots before the MLK killing.
Oh, really, did you ever have to flee town because rioters were running down your street carrying loot on their heads, while 10 or more blocks of 3 streets are burning within sight of your house? And then come back to town with troops and a tank in the circle up the street?
Although the January 6th riot on Capital Hill were shocking, they were not anywhere near as scary as the MLK riots in the same city were. Nor were the recent BLM demonstrations, and some of the bad behavior that occurred at those times anywhere near as scary as the MLK riots.