You guys sound like The good Rev Al Sharpton and it was Don Imus that did the dirty deed. You all need to take a deep breath and calm your selves.

You have not mentioned how old the kid is ,and yes it does matter.I know times have changed but when I was a kid nothing was safe from me and my daisy. One time I got caught shooting a song bird and that was the end of my daisy & my sitting for a long time.

If you want to explain to the father that you don't approve go ahead, but don't be surprised if he thinks that foxes are worth less predators that should be shot on sight.Most farmers do.
When fur prices were high there were many trappers ,today there are few.And with this predator numbers have surged and the results are declining small game numbers.Some of us like grouse better than foxes.

If you can find a good point about having foxes around maybe you will be able to convince him not to shoot them in the future.
A goose hatched five gosling's on my pond last week as of last night they were all killed. I am not a fan of avian predators either!

As for the law breaking part of it I am sure none of you speed on your way to work?
Go ahead stone away!!!!!!!!!