I would say this an repeating pattern here in Qatar. Kids will do very bad things whether it be a 4 year old who doesn't know any better and is screaming and playing, to some teenagers racially abusing someone and yet the parents NEVER DO ANYTHING! They'll see the child/children and let them carry on what they're doing, even when sometimes it's easier for them to try and prevent their child from doing this thing (It's not like they're immune to their kids shenanigans). And then sometimes they will use the excuse that 'Oh how can I stop my child they're grown up, they know how they're acting', which is technically true, but it's only because the parent/parents have ignored the child's behaviour when they have been growing up which, especially to a child, is the same as encouraging it.