Originally Posted by
Fenway
As far as I'm concerned the little brats should be charged with attempted murder. The cable could have very easily killed, crippled, or otherwise blinded someone. If the cretins aren't caught odds are they'll escalate, or foster copycats, and that cannot be tolerated.
Although it would put you at risk of being charged yourself if caught, these days I think there would be a better result from giving them a sincere thrashing. Not crippling, but many, many, careful bruises.