Consider this, "Among the victims was a high school student who reportedly was an innocent bystander who just asked her to move her car.
I will wait to hear what her side of the story is before I cast judgement on her based on the word of the accuser(s). Keep in mind, because there are plenty of details left to be discovered (was the "innocent bystander" friends with the other kids?, how old and how big was the kid that got sprayed?, her side of the story, of course...etc.), I am basing my initial assesment of this story on experience, both as a kid and as a parent.
If I were to judge by the picture of him in this morning's Globe, I'd have to say he was a pretty beefy kid. The picture shows him wearing a "Gold's Gym" t-shirt while sitting on a Nautilus weight-lifting machine. Further, he claimed to be on his way to a job---a construction job.
Educated guess? This kid might not have been such an innocent bystander. He might not be telling the exact truth. He probably mouthed off like a spoiled brat. But he doesn't deserve to get pepper-sprayed for being a spoiled wise-ass brat.