>> as he was under 10 there was not much they could do
And that's one of the reasons for the current state of society. Kids are learning from a young age that the law can't touch them. Therefore this thought process carries on with them through adolescence into adulthood and they never learn to respect authority.
Added to that some parents of kids like this don't give a damn either. I bet the police officers never told this kid's parents either.
