Just don't do anything stupid or illegal, or you could be the one spending time behind bars or paying off a law suit over an inexpensive bike. Temper and pride very often makes people go from being right to being wrong, foolishly, and expensively.
The worse part is, the culprits don't learn any kind of "lesson", and you and your family get screwed even more.
Use your head, not your temper, and don't pay any attention to the people telling you what they would do.