Special report: Inside London's gang war

“I worked the area for nearly two decades as a white guy in law enforcement. It had it’s moments of course. But watching this, what strikes me is the impact of Social Media on top of the gang culture which we didn’t have to deal with. Great…”

“Makes me mad how they complain about the violence and that it’s a ‘warzone’ yet won’t speak to the police - they’ve created this enclave. Police have a job and the do and that includes the public helping them. The PEEL principals literally…”

“I’m in my late 20s, grew up in north east England; a deprived part of the country and made something of myself. I have little sympathy for those born into the wealthiest city in the country, where there is work, transport and entertainment,…”

“When you stand behind a police cordon and see a family laying flowers for someone they love, the reality of a murder is very different from the headlines, statistics and social media commentary that follow. I attended all of the scenes cove…”