Are you one of those people who are mean to pigeons in towns? kids, teenagers and adults kick their butts?

and nobody does anything or tells them off.i think if cats and dogs were being kicked and chased in public it would be different reaction from the public i know pigeons are vermin and spread some diseases but i have lost count of the times i have seen people (not talking about toddlers) kick out at the pigeons , girls as well as boys and it is so so cruel as it can injure them , why do it ? i am a vegetarian now but i have been shooting pigeons in the past but that is different . proper vermin control is one thing if they are causing a problem but not kicking and chasing them , that is not acceptable