By 18 one would seriously hope you have learned enough responsibility to not throw a bird into oncomming traffic... Then again, I know some seriously fucked up 18 year olds as well.
The kid deserves punishment, but I don't think prison would be beneficial to anyone involved. Forced service at minimum wage working somewhere until he paid back every bit of damage he caused personally, would be my ideal punishment for the kid.
If he's anything like the few 18 year olds that I know that have the misunderstanding that shit like this doesnt hurt people, then maybe he would learn some small measure of responsibility. Better than becomming a hardened criminal for sure.
As for the poll, I voted no. There is no excuse for that kind of behavior out of anyone for any reason, wether you are sorry or not.
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