.. where I grew up...there was a lot you could do. Somebody mugged my grandfather once, my dad and uncle found out who it was and explained with a pair of crow bars how to walk the straight and narrow and keep both arms and hands to himself.
My abuelito was never was mugged, harassed, or threatened in any manner for the next 20 years.
My cousins and I learned that we were to be polite to our elders and avoid crime. The young man learned to walk with crutches after he got out of a wheelchair.
We have a saying that might be familiar...."what happens on the west side of San Antonio, stays on the west side." lmao..... sometimes you should just let the police eat their donuts. I can pretty much assure you that NOTHING happened to the punk that broke your windshield. NOTHING.
Think about it. This country has child molesters posting bail, rapists and murderers serving 1/3 of their sentences only to murder again.... I'm sure that the little punk that broke your windshield got real punishment./sarc
But if you and your brother had circled around, found out who they were, and kicked the cr@p out of him... he might not have thrown rocks for ...... another week.
Over 40 years ago a drunk grabbed my date and before I could react a cop literally lifted me out of the way with one hand (I was 6'3" 205lbs) and said..."been following this guy..you kids get going this won't be pretty" and started a lesson with his blackjack.
My background is totally different from yours. Yet I still get where your coming from. I'm a law-abiding citizen and still there are instances when I think some strong-arming will be a lot more effective than our courts and judges.