Definitely....he committed when he was 16.
The incident happened when he was 13.....finalized when he turned 14. Obviously not that important but whatever.
I grew up and did some dumb stuff and saw/heard other kids do even dumber stuff. Could this have happened in my hometown growing up....absolutely 100%. Did some of those bullies end up turning out ok? It appears that way. I'm all for second chances so I'm fine with bringing him to UND and fine with the Coyotes drafting him. Obviously his leash is about as short as it gets.
The environment we live in today is not going to let off him anytime soon. If I were him (or his parents/advisor), I'd get way out ahead of this because if he continues to develop this isn't going away.