If this kid was not a Palin, this would not be a story worth publishing.  Track may be ill and if his illness could constitute a defense to his behavior, it should be taken into consideration.  As a veteran, he is entitled to certain programs and his use of those programs should not be denigrated by the ungrateful trolls who populate these comments.  If he did what he is charged with, he should pay the price but the ultimate goal of our criminal justice system is rehabilitation.   It makes more sense for him to get the treatment he needs via a "nudge from the Judge" rather than a lengthy period of incarceration with no treatment.