re: Riots In the South? Could it happen?

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We've had 2 questionable police shootings in the past 2 months and nothing out of the ordinary has happened.

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There is a lot of racial tension in Atlanta, but a lot of it is on a higher level. It's between the Braves and the city, or white and black middle class drivers on the interstate or at the airport. I'm sure there is tension between APD and black folks, but you don't see it in the heart of the city.

The most vulnerable areas for riots would be south of the Peachtree Center area, IMO. You could obviously do a lot of damage to things like the government complex and GSU, but I don't think riots are sustainable above that line. Even in minority areas you don't want to live in in other parts of the metro (think Paulding/West Cobb, Gwinnett, Henry, North Fayette, etc.), I don't think it'd happen because those are still fairly middle class black areas, primarily.