Flack??? They should have thanked you for your judicious decision to hold this child accountable for his ugly act. I'd have made him work off $15 worth, and he wouldn't get a penny of it back! One problem today, from top to bottom in our society, is that nobody wants to accept responsibility for the decisions they make, no matter how negatively they affect others. That boy's parents had better be teaching him some responsibility at home, because if they don't, trust me, he will learn it at school and in the workplace later, and the repercussions won't be as gentle as yours.