Crosswalk button pounding

Lately I've noticed a phenomenon that taking the streets of Bend by storm. Crosswalk button pounding. I saw one the other day. The guy, about in his late twenties, looked kinda like a macho tough guy with his hood over his head and some edgy facial hair on his chin, walks up to the crosswalk and without giving it a second thought, just pounds the crosswalk button with a full hammer-fist three times. Bam bam bam. As if hitting it harder and more often is going to make the button change faster. I'm sure that's what the creator programmed into it. Completely unnecessary. And another guy today walking with his little brother around town. Again, some kinda tough guy. Does some kind of swagger and proceeds with hitting the defenseless button with his open palm three times (what's with hitting it three times?) and goes back to his swagger stance. Break the button why don't you. What's up with that?