Unfortunately there will likely be "unrest". More unfortunate, it has always been and continues to be made a racial issue. To wit:

"One woman shouted at a black police officer, "How can you be proud to wear that uniform? Stand down! Stop working for the masters!" Sean Bell was black."

"This case was not about justice," said Leroy Gadsden, chair of the police/community relations committee of the Jamaica Branch NAACP. "This case was about the police having a right to be above the law. If the law was in effect here, if the judge had followed the law truly, these officers would have been found guilty. ...

"This court, unfortunately, is bankrupt when it comes to justice for people of color."

Note that two of the officers are said "people of color".

These kinds of inflammatory remarks are what perpetuate and widen racial gaps and encourages a violent response a la Rodney King Festival. This should be judged on its merits, not the color of those involved.

Interestingly, I don't know why both sides agreed to a trial by judge. Both sides are entitled to a jury trial and a jury would have favored the prosecution I'd think. Just a curious fact....

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