A group of teenage boys were filmed laughing as they allegedly trashed a flower bed in Sutton Coldfield town centre, kicking blooms across the ground.
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Teenage yobs in tracksuits were filmed laughing as they destroyed a flower bed while horrified onlookers watched helplessly.
The disturbing footage was captured by a member of the public in Sutton Coldfield town centre.
It showed four teenage boys stamping and kicking flowers near the Gracechurch Shopping Centre at approximately noon on Sunday, July 26.
Bystanders could be heard pleading with the boys – thought to have been aged between 12 and 15 – to “stop” as they kicked the blooms across the pavement.
The 13-second footage was filmed beside new department store Harvey Norman.
West Midlands Police officers reportedly arrived swiftly at the scene, where they spoke to the youngsters before departing.
However, the children were said to have resumed their vandalism of the flower bed once officers had left.
Adam Kimber, 36, who recorded the footage, said: “I was on a day out to the town centre when I saw a gang of six or seven boys trying to smash the glass panes of a nearby bus stop.
“But when that didn’t work they took their aggression out on the flower bed. They looked so happy doing it, laughing to each other.
“They were kicking them for a couple of minutes when the police arrived and told them to stop.
“They scattered but as soon as they left they continued.”
Adam – who is currently unemployed – said he was appalled by the boys’ behaviour, which he felt “lacked respect”.
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He said: “I grew up being told to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ and to show respect.
“You wouldn’t dare doing something like this. If you did you would get a clip on the ear.
“It is only the first few weeks of the summer holidays, who knows how much worse it is going to get.
“These kids clearly have no respect or morals for anything.”
The footage has similarly ignited fury across social media platforms, with countless users voicing their condemnation of those responsible. West Midlands Police and Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield Town Council were contacted for comment.