You would? Hmmmm, my GUESS is that it was "something to do," nothing more. And I bet his father isn't around either.
“You would?”
Yes, I would. Maybe by saying his intent out loud it might compute with him what a possibly stupid action this was.
Growing up fatherless is a really bad thing, I agree. My brothers and I did. But I don’t really think that any of us set out to commit harm on purpose.