Liverpool riots: 'They wrecked what little they have here' - video

Mya Taylor-Smith is a youth worker who found herself defending the streets of Toxteth, attempting to round up youths and send them home or to the youth centre. Here she tells of her deep sorrow that the August 2011 riots happened in her neighbourhood, and of her belief that most young people involved were merely swept along with the excitement of the moment

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