I feel badly for the kid too, but actions have consequences and unfortunately (my armchair psychobabble) some of these kids have too large a sense of entitlement. They have people in their ears talking about their futures, how great they are, or how great they are going to be, and maybe some feel rules don't apply to them. Maybe that's the case with Reed, maybe not.
Bad enough he put snacks in his pocket and tried to leave without paying. But worse was the altercation with the 2 cops, breaking fingers on one of them. Really no way to spin that and not sure if the kid's college hoops days are done. Maybe he can head to Europe for a year or 2?