I appreciate the fact that you called their parents rather than the cops.

I am by no means excusing what they did, and hopefully their parents are of the right mind to properly punish them and pay for any damages that might have been caused, but I see too many examples these days where kids get caught doing an innocent prank and wind up with a criminal record.

Three friends of my son who are all 15 got caught throwing water balloons at another kid earlier in the summer and they had assault charges filed against them. Ultimately, they were dropped..... but as the saying goes "If not for the grace of God, so go I."