And in phrog's example, that 3rd class made adult decisions, he just lacked the experience in that case. Those are the people we should try to retain, individuals who took precautions and made adult decisions, but still made a mistake. (I'm agreeing with you btw)
A black and white view of all situations does everyone a disservice.
Ok.. I see your point. Now I throw this at you everybody who was bashing me earlier....
We give the DUI guys another chance and a relative slap on the wrist and they have a chance to save their careers....
Why do we not give the good hard workers who smoked pot in the comfort of their homes or maybe at a party a second chance?? Even though chances are, the consequences of their actions would have been much less than if they drive drunk? I ask you that.... if you can give me a solid answer as to why we treat it differently I will change my thought process.