I saw a bunch of kids pointing a pellet gun towards street dogs on my way home yesterday afternoon from uni. I heard the dog groan in pain while the little kids, probably around 8-12 years old, mock/laugh at the injured dog. There were probably 5 stray dogs in our neighborhood but I usually walk around the area where they mostly stay and they were never aggressive to me.

It's not the first time I encountered them doing this but I also do not always catch them in the act. They keep provoking the dogs when they showed attempt of fighting back by aggressively barking at them kids.

We live in a private neighborhood but for whatever reason the homeowners kept ignoring this. While I was walking towards them, I heard another shot from a pellet gun, and from there I saw the gun the one little kid was holding, and a smoke was coming out from the muzzle.

I got worried but most of all furious that I started shouting at the kids from afar. If my memory serves me right, they were a group of 6 children (boys) with a height that doesn't seem to match their age. They're short but I feel like they could be much older than I assume. Maangas kahit maliliit kumbaga.

I don't remember cussing at them but the words were out of my mouth before I could filter them, and I know they were harsh. It's not something I would normally blurt out even how angry I felt towards anyone in the past, but I did at that moment.

They stopped and put the pellet gun down beside them. They listened to my words and I saw them hesitate in fear. I threatened them and told the consequences of their actions if I catch them hurting and challenging the dogs again. I told them to go home, still shouting at them in rage. And they ran away laughing.

I hate kids like these and I hope parents would raise their children right, otherwise just don't wish for it. After seeing what I saw yesterday, I just lost hope for humanity. I feel like those kids would grow up violent and it triggered me all the more.

Edit: I just realized that this post sound more suitable in offmychest. But I actually wanted to ask if it's morally correct that I yelled at them instead of approaching the situation nicely so they would stop and eventually learn from their actions?