Good for that bloke! No lasting damage and hopefully the little toads will think twice next time (though in today's cottonwool climate they'll probably get a huge payout and the old bloke will get a public flogging).
Because they grown up in world were non should be touched by a adult that's not ypu parent They push and push and are shocked when they get a slap not every one reads the guardian and they will give a clip round the ear Oh dear the old man went to far however may make the kids think again
I can understand why he did it but it's best to just move seats and ignore. I don't even bother to say anything now as you just get a load of abuse. My son knows not to do it, I have done my best in that sense, the children of others I have concluded are their resposibility.
Why would you think it was acceptable for the boys to put their feet on the seats?The man behaved as he did because he is old enough to remember a time when children did as they were told. If he had called the guard he would have done nothing. I remember a family of four sitting in reserved seats and refusing to move; the guard was called and his solution was to put the people whose seats had been taken into another carriage, thus separating them from the rest of their party, who intended to work together during the journey. The family remained in situ and the three children learned a valuable lesson: ignore the rules and nothing will happen to you.I am quite sure the man will be tracked down and punished, whereas those badly behaved boys will regard themselves as victims and heroes.