Imagine if that happened today. Among our circle of friends, we encourage other adults to set our children straight if they see them acting out of line, but I think we're the exception in our community. We've had some pretty hostile reactions from people when we say anything to their errant children. My husband got yelled at for telling a youngster to get out of the way of moving cars in an Independence Day parade.
This was the real village raising before Hillary Clinton warped it. In the SCA I have had a few women let me know when they had to discipline one of my children and vice versa. That way there is no, "But, she --" I already know about it.