The Annoyed Man wrote:Heck, I would "out" him in a letter to his coach and the team owner/management. Give an exact description of the events, including as much of his exact words as you can remember, and demand a written apology signed by said local "hero." And in that letter to the coach, I would mention the word "newspapers" if satisfaction is not forthcoming. If he's done it to you, he's done it to others, and he'll continue to do it until called on it...
...or, maybe he'll wrap himself and his fancy car around a tree, and the problem will fix itself. Either way is good enough for me.
Being 20 something and rich is no excuse for behaving like a Visigoth.
I think you are unfairly maligning the Visigoths; they were a whole lot more civilized than that. Other than that, you are right on.