when you are dealing with that level of society you can't expect much more , unfortunatly that was probably a decient area at one time before that element moved in and ruined it.
Tis just proves a point that some people can't be reasoned with because all they understand is pain and violence.
The cops were probably late because in alot of bad areas they will not enter wothout a few others their as backup , in all reality their were probably one or two sitting right around the corner waiting for more units to show up. It situations where the police are very out numbered especialy by a crowd that obviously doesn't respect or like the "Po-Leese" if one or two cops show up and try to take controle then he gets jumped and guns start going off , it only take one or two people to incite a riot especialy when the crowd is already fired up , its call "mass contagion"
I did like the Pit Bull though , he looked like the only creature their that was worth not shooting