If only the hoodlums had stayed in school, police lamented on Monday after arresting a group of teenagers involved in a roadside brawl with samurai swords.

Ten school-aged youths who police said had not seen the inside of a classroom in some time decided to settle their differences in broad daylight, seemingly with a devil-may-care attitude to getting caught.

As it turned out, they encountered a police-may-care attitude to violence and were sent to court. KOH SANTEPHEAP