Now everything that leaves someone any degree bothered or uncomfortable gets some kind of crazy extreme punitive reaction.

Like, all that should've happened was riding out a moment of embarrassment or feeling a bit "eww" and gingerly dismissing yourself from the situation, and that's it.

Obviously you add in the presence of his boys and the fear of a tall tale version circulating around, growing more sensational each time and never living it down. In that sense, I understand how he could feel mortified and even perhaps angry, but still. Just deal with it like a person, not an animal.