Well it finally happened..my son and his friend broke my bedroom window

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This happened yesterday. My office is in the front of the house, so I have a good view of the yard. My son and his friend were kicking the soccer ball around. Then the friend started kicking it into the side of the house and laughing about the big "thud" noise it was making. I heard my son say "my Mom said only on the grass, quit it" I heard another "thud" and a "oh great,now look what you did" Then I heard a "thud....crash" My son came running in and said "We broke the window" looking very upset and scared. I went out with him to find his friend (he ran and hid) and his friends dad. They live right behind us. Before I could even say anything the friend was saying "I didn't do anything, he did it" (I guess he figures I'm deaf, dumb, and blind?) I also got my husband because he's friends with the dad. I said they were both at fault, because they have both been told to only kick it on the grass, NOT at the house, and they were both doing it so they are both equally responsible. My son sat quietly in his room for a while kind of upset, then came and asked if he did 2 hours of yard work would it pay for a new window? He wanted it fixed as soon as possible because it was my bedroom window and he wanted me to be safe at night. His friends' dad says "oh great another window, whats that now 5 you've broken, gees" and laughed it off and walked away. 5 minutes later his son was across the street kicking a soccer ball at another house!!! Couldn't he at least punish him and make him understand he did something wrong???!!! So today after school when they got off the bus the friend wanted to play. My son said after THEY do some of the work for the window they can play. The friend says "I'm not doing any work, I don't have to". So I said until the friend is responsible for his actions, he wont be playing with my son. Any thoughts on this??