Kids like that need the shit beaten out of them. You guys remember that clip from that stupid talk show where the cocky kid slaps his mom across the face? I would have stomped his fucking teeth in if I were the mother.
Nowadays, you hit your kids and you're behind bars. Absolute bullshit. That's why kids are bottling up their emotions and shooting up the place once they can't deal with it any longer.
My parents would NEVER take shit like that from me, and I have an amazing relationship with them now. They let me run wild pretty much, but I was always respectful towards them. Never got in serious shit with the law or did anything seriously bad, but they did let the reigns loose a little so I could get real life experience. I guess it's a delicate balance. But those parents let shit slide way too far. Kid should have gotten slapped in the mouth 20 seconds into the argument.