My colleague Mohammed Abbas has spent a lot of time talking to Hackney residents about the riots. In his latest article, just published on our site about 10 minutes ago , he speaks to several people on a housing estate. Many of them, he writes, resent the media image of teenage thugs in hoodies being behind the riots. Many of the parents were there too, apparently. It's well worth a read, but here's an extract:'Residents of a London housing estate laughed at a televised plea by police for parents to call their children and help rein in the youths who looted and burnt swathes of the city.Not only were some of the parents at the riots themselves, but many of those taking part were not the hooded, teenage delinquents on which many have pinned the blame for the worst street riots Britain has seen for decades."Some of the parents were there. For some parents it was no big surprise their kids were there. They've gone through this all their lives," said an Afro-Caribbean man of 22 who gave his name as "L," voicing the frustration and anger felt by youth and parents over yawning inequalities in wealth and opportunity."I was on the train today in my work clothes and shoes. All different types took part in the riot. The man next to me was saying everyone who rioted should be gassed. He would never have guessed that I was there, that I took part," he said.'