Media debate - "Is London a cultural 'Ghetto'

My personal opinion on this debate is that I believe London is seen as a cultural ghetto due to the stereotypical view of the youth, because it is the youth who mainly bring the knife crime etc into London mainly because this is how they are portrayed in the media. The riots is an example of the youth generation making London seem ghetto because they were just purposely breaking the law and began rioting and looting. The media also portrays London as being a cultural ghetto because daily on the news they have stories about teens committing crime. "Many of London's teenagers have been rioting because they 'lack hope' and 'feel let down by society'