The Right To Challenge Youths Behaving Badly

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I live in the UK and violence in young people is on the rise(according to the media). when I was younger any adult could challenge a group of us if we were misbehaving and more often than not we'd get scared off. these days a man or women challenges a group of youths they get attacked, so the net result is people being afraid to call kids to order. I experienced this myself one day a little while back. I was in my dining room using the laptop and I could here this noise and commotion on my back yard. I look out of the window and there bold as brass are three young lads 13-16 dressed in typical sports Hoodie, Scarf, sports gloves(its almost like a combat uniform) throwing stones at one of the shops that are across the street.I shouted "get out of my yard" and one of them snaps round and says " what the f&*% you gonna do bout it!" and stay put. I just walked upstairs boiling with rage,got my baseball bat came back down to the door opened it and threatened that I would break all of their hands. they quickly ran away. It just left me thinking if there more of them they would have tried something. I know I've been long in the explanation but the question is this :- Do you feel as an adult you have the right to challenge young people or groups about their behaviour? do you think that kids rights has allowed the abdication of responsibilty? If you saw an incident in the street would you get involved?