Crazy, the fact that he posted a link to his account of the events that portrays him as a victim of the world (mother, PD, etc.), as well as the attitude about personal responsibility, respect for others, and general morality displayed in his story tend to disagree with your defence.
America is the "land of dreams," sure, but it is not the "land of escape from the consequences of your actions."
I agree that there is a bandwagon mentality in some of the posts here, but this young man destroyed his own dream through his own actions, those who enforced the consequences of those actions did not.
This thread has run its course.