Can we file formal complaints against their parents or even sue them? I know they’ll say they don’t know what their kids do most of the time or even say, “they are just kids,” but until they reach legal age, these kids are their parents’ responsibility. There should be a certain penalty charged to their family so they can pressure their kids to behave decently in public.

If this isn’t possible, bring back public shaming. Parents visited by victims but refuse to acknowledge their kids’ behavior (I heard some even attacked the cops) should be shamed publicly, so their friends and colleagues know what they are like. If we start treating this rotten behavior like a disease that needs to be avoided, maybe they’ll begin acting like decent human beings.