Coward of the neighbourhood

This guy thought he was the village chief of the neighbourhood. He could not stand a little noise by children playing in the corridor, especially the boy downstair. Whenever he heard the boy playing he got irritated. How could children behave so unruly in the corridor and disturbing everyone?
 
He shared his unhappiness with his neighbours and they egged him on. They agreed that he should deal with the boy. So this ‘village chief’ guy, or thinking he was the village chief got more garang. Then he went snooping on the boy’s routine. He also knew that the boy’s father was bigger size than him. He got to be careful of the boy’s father.
 
He waited for an opportunity to strike when the boy was alone. And one day the chance came. As the boy was coming out of the lift alone, this village chief walked towards him, whistling as if nothing was wrong. Just as the boy was passing him, he launched a sneak attack at the boy, slapping him. And then he ran for his life, got back to his flat, locked the gate and then taunted the boy in the safety of his flat, come and get me lah. Imagine he ran away from the boy he slapped! What a shame! Luckily he did not wet his pants in fear of the boy.
 
The boy was stunted for a moment. How could a big man suddenly sneak behind him and slapped him without warning? It was a very shameful act. The case was reported to the police.
 
When the police called on the village chief, he explained that he wanted to teach the boy a lesson. He meant no harm. The police found his explanation silly. If he was acting as a village chief, an adult, and wanting to discipline a boy, other than telling the boy’s father, he should have told the boy straight in the face. And if the boy was rude and he could not control his anger, might slap the boy like an adult. His sneaky attack and running away as if in fear of the boy hitting back was pure cowardice and did not make sense. He was behaving like a little rascal.
 
Anyway the police hauled him up and charged him for assault. And he walked into jail lan lan, with everyone calling him a stupid coward of the neighbourhood. Pity his wife and children to have such a stupid and coward man as a husband and father.
 
Was he a village chief, or a deluded asshole? One word of advice, look at the mirror first. An asshole is always an asshole. A coward is always a coward.