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Except you're not addressing Triple_R's point Qulin. Even in a normal society, the average person is far more likely to respond to this kind of uncontrolled street violence by locking themselves in their homes and trying to wait it out. And these are *average* modern day people, many of whom have probably contemplated engaging in violent action in self defense. During the 1992 LA riots, the only large scale and organized citizens response to the rioting came from the Korean community. And that has to be considered that there was already ethnic tension between the Koreans and other minorities, and that many of the Korean immigrants likely had mandatory military experience in the Korean army. Preexisting mistrust towards specific groups (along with a sense of distinctive ethnic identity) and martial experience tends to be what elicits this kind of directed self defense vigilantism.
In a society where violent thoughts/tendencies are actively medicated? Where the average citizen doesn't even contemplate violence/unrest most of the time? These kinda responses seem a bit implausible. At least with how fast it progressed.
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