The way we treat people is the way HAshem will treat us on 120 yrs, if we show compassion and love, if we try to help and show mercy… HAshem will do the same for us… As perfect as we think we are, when every minute of our lives are being reviewed, there will be no place to hide…”up there” the prosecutors don’t miss a thing, even our thoughts….you better pray for a compassionate and loving judge….if you throw somebody out, who otherwise shows potential and can be helped… then when your averias are brought to light, you may get thrown out as well, or much worse…something to keep in mind..
And for the record this does not mean that every averia someone does should be blown aside, physical abuse, murder, molestation etc. Needs and should be dealt with harshly… But even with that, there is still proper procedures and punishments….
I’m sorry, but throwing a kid even at 17 who knows he is struggling and has a desire to learn doesn’t seem the proper way to deal with him