In Reply to: stop generalising posted by minniemouse on Friday, 25. November 2011 at 12:40 Bali Time:
Seems to me it's more his parents that need a good smack about the back of the head.
If he is indeed "just a child" then he should never have been out wandering around Kuta/Legian unsupervised.
If he's old enough and mature enough to be out alone, then he's not "just a child".
Ya can't have it both ways.