Exactly, I think plenty of people would just waive it if the parent came across and was apologetic and was cross with the kid telling you that he's grounded him or that the kid will be round to say sorry etc... That's the sort of thing where you'd be neighbourly and say "don't worry, it's just a scuff" etc..
Not that I'd condone it but going to court takes effort and perhaps won't work anyway without evidence, some people might be tempted to take a key to one of his cars and do even more damage... much easier so long as he doesn't have any CCTV installed - if someone did just escalate things and take direct action towards a prat like that he'd maybe think twice about just instantly behaving like that towards a stranger. He knows full well that most people wouldn't bother taking him to court, on the other hand he'll be pretty miffed if he's got to get all his door panels and his bonnet repainted.
I've always wondered about doing that in one of the streets you hear about in the local papers where the residents are ultra territorial about parking - streets close to train stations and airports where they're too tight to get the council to control parking/issue permits but take action themselves when anyone not local parks there... from abuse to damaging cars... could set one up with a load of webcams on it and watch over days as the curtain twitchers react to the monstrosity like monkeys finding something new and strange in their enclosure.
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