Parenting I guess

So this just happened and I want to know where everyone stands. My 7 year old cousin called my other cousin whose 21 a piece of shit. He responded by throwing a soccer ball right at his face and he fell on the grass. Now I know some people would say that's terrible but I have 4 guys myself included who said they would have done the same thing and the 2 females at the time said that's terrible. Note his dad was one of the 4 guys and scolded him for bad language. Thoughts would be appreciated I will answer any questions.

I'm not so sure personally I would scold him for using bad language but throwing a soccer ball right at his face is a little bit of dick move if you ask me

thats awful a 7 year old is a fucking child, children are immature, they dont have the capacity of foresight a 21 year old should be mature enough to brush off what a 7 year old says, not to mention hes much bigger and stronger sounds like he is a piece of shit to me

Your cousin is absolutely immature and showed a major lack of anger management. If I was the father involved, yeah, my kid would be in trouble, but I'd beam that ball full force right at your cousin's head. Sure, your cousin had every right to be irritated and discipline on some level, but being the bigger gorilla doesn't mean you should make it physical because your feelings got hurt by a child. There are better ways to teach a lesson. Don't get me wrong, there is a time and place for physical punishment.

I'm not a parent and never will be so you can take this with a grain of salt, but I believe violence is never the solution to any problem. Someone who's 21 hurting a 7 year old like that is a shitty thing to do and he should know better. Kids will be kids and say/do dumb stuff, this is something to keep in mind when being around them and you shouldn't be offended by what they say. What this 21 did makes me think they're a very immature person who's unable to accept criticism (this is what happens when you raise people in a SJW/snowflake society). I think the 7 year old just needs to be talked to and thought that it's rude to say stuff like that and help them understand why it's wrong. I'd say the 21 year old should be thought to control his anger and impulses but it might be a bit late to teach that old dog new tricks. Either way, nether one seems to have been thought proper respect or empathy for others which is an all too common problem these days.

I want to thank you guys for the input and not that it will change much but I want to leave a few notes on the matter 1. I did hear the little kids dad say if he ever says that word again he would smack him in the face and sell his Nintendo switch he got for Christmas. 2. He wasn't hurt bad there definitely was no bleeding but it was enough to leave a small mark on his forehead and to make him stumble and fall on the grass. 3. Everyone at this party by now knows what happens and there's 15 people here not including myself. The 4 woman here are all against what happened and think it's immoral but I kid you not EVERY guy here including my dad his dad my uncle's and my brothers friends all agree he got what he deserved. In their words "if he doesn't want to get hurt he should know better, a point that the 21 year old said right to the mother's face. Oh yeah it got real heated downstairs Again thank you all for taking the time to answer it's good to have multiple viewpoints for me to think who is right and wrong

i was spanked as a kid (not badly spanked) but that didnt stop me kids are dumb, as i kid i remember being told not to do something, completely forgetting that, and doing it. hitting wouldnt have made me remember, i just forgot being a parent is having an iron will and being strict, you should never let the kid fuel your action (ie screaming or hitting)