The only parent I heard quoted on this was a dad who said his kid had been sufficiently punished by public ridicule. It was the familiar “Kids will be kids” defense. Frankly, I was amazed the kid had a dad at all. (But maybe it was really just Mom’s boyfriend using the title.)
I saw that too. In his mind, his kid is now a victim.
From the above story, one parent did go to Klein’s home to personally apologize to her for his son’s behavior, though. I think that was the right thing to do.