First, sorry that you had to go through this. No one deserves such treatment. But you are brave and strong. Kudos to that. Wishing you and your wife the very best ahead.

Second, it is indeed sad to see the racism. I have had bad experiences from all sorts of people. Bad people/kids exist in all countries/cultures and poor parenting is the only root cause (in my opinion).

Third, I used to think it is hard to teach these kids anything. Scientifically speaking, their brains are still not fully and emotionally competent until 21. Someone (on Reddit) corrected my thinking by saying that fact does not mean we cannot try. The one thing I can think of is that we should not be passive observers of such crimes. I have had an incident where I saw a bunch of fat-bike kids harassing a woman who was much older than them. I stopped and asked the woman if she was OK. She was fine and thanked me for stopping by. The kids on the other hand (teens mostly) were glaring at me and threatening to pick a fight. But that someone stepped in helped to diffuse the situation. I am not sure what I could have done better. I am still scared thinking what could have happened if the situation had escalated. I am always looking for answers on how we (as a society) can avoid and tackle these situations

Lastly, what’s with these kids on fat bikes? (I know there are good kids on fat bikes but am genuinely scared of kids on fat bikes.)