"Injun"? Really? The apple doesn't fall far from your post, to know what you are.HE was a good kid simply because he didn't punch the Injun in the face.He didn't confront anyone. Unless youbare going to say something stupid, like he was assaulting their eardrums with his drum...Wrong, he is clearly in the middle of the group of kids and even admitted he did it.
Not so much the sound of the drum, but see how close he is beating it to the kid's face? See how close he is personally? Most sane rational people would consider that invading the kid's personal space. Crossing the street and placing himself in the center of the group was confrontational.