French Rioting Worsens

Over 1400 vehicles burned in 274 towns Monday as French rioting continued for the 12th day. More disturbing is this:

Apparent copycat attacks spread to other European cities for the first time, with five cars torched outside Brussels' main train station, police in the Belgian capital said.

I doubt that the spread outside of France will have much traction. The rest of Europe has watched the situation closely and will be better prepared than the Chirac government to deal with any violence before it escalates.

Question for the readers - could this happen here in the USA? What could be done to prevent it?

I look forward to your comments.