in america, in particular, in los angeles, and hopefully some of those lessons can be applied. >> joe hicks, a political commentator based in los angeles. david cameron said the whole of britain shocked by the riots. a malaysian student being attacked by rioters pretending to help him. >> when he watches the video of himself being mugged, he says it doesn't seem real. there is no disputing that instead of being helped after being assaulted, they helped themselves to the contents of his bag. today, the 20-year-old student spoke of his ordeal a day after undergoing surgery on his jaw. >> it's hard because there's metal inside. >> how do you feel about those people who did what they did? >> i felt sorry for them, but it was really sad because amongst them there were children. it was very sad. >> does that shock you that they were quite young? >> yeah. that boy was in primary school, i think. it was quite shocking. >> far from fleeing from the u.k., ashroff told his mother he plans to stay here to finish his studies. >> i spoke to her yesterday. she was really worried. she wants me to come back