Well, not to get pedantic but it sounds like we are in agreement that us redditors probably are not in a place to judge the severity of the consequences because they depend on the kid. Quite possibly in their household, taking the phone was huge and canceling the dance was minor.

Standing up for injustice is everyone's job, but teaching someone else a 'lesson' based on the perception that they are 'getting away with' bad behavior, by destroying property, is not an 11-year-old's role and it isn't doing him any favors to suggest it is. OP HAVE supported Ryker, and his (obviously correct) point of view against racism. That doesn't mean what he did was right.