LE, good point. The tension between the Hispanics/Blacks/Police is rising quickly in LA county. Remembering the last riots it seems that there would be a more organized, outward rampage the next time around. Sitting down here in OC, this topic is mentioned frequently.
We lived in Anaheim..and I remember my dad making sure our garden hoses were long enough to soak all the roofs...if need be.
My dad wasn't the only one who thought that trouble couldn't come to their neighborhoods...30-40 miles away or not.
FWIW-