Exactly.

In the heat of the moment, it's hard to contain yourself. If I had a bat and the guy is bigger than me, no doubt I'm going to use it.

Not only would I use the bat, I'd be swinging for the fences. knee, head, chest, arm, leg, nuts, I'd make contact.

now ... put yourself in the shoes of a 12 or 13 year old. $250 is alot of money. That's allowance savings, birthday money, etc ... would you let some punk wreck something you earned fairly? most likely not.