yeah when i was about 10 years old. I sit in the north so I can call the ref a **** etc. but if i was sat in a family stand surrounded by kids I wouldn't do it knowing that if I did there would be consequences.
Rules are put into place for a reason, and the zero tolerance rule is to protect families so they can take the kids along without having some other adults teach them bad social behaviour. Why should this rule be bended because the performance on the pitch of players / managers / referees ...