I would not have shot the young punk . . . Very compassionate thinking. Leave him to victimize someone else down the road, possibly in a more violent nature. Obviously there are no behavior restraints taught at home, and if behavior modification worked we would not have these issues. You sound just like the judge’s, give him a second chance. (After all i live in a gated community so it won’t come back on me).
You really need to look at the wacko lawsuits that are filed in civil courts over the wrongful death of criminals who were shot by law-abiding citizens and no criminal charges were filed. The “lotto-ticket” mentality of some juries in handing out money to what an attorney paints as a “victim of society” is insane.
If you both to look into it, you will find that if you shoot someone you are rolling the dice (depending on how good your attorney is versus the contingency based attorney of the dead punks family). Both attorneys will financially bleed you dry. I would not want my wife to go on public assistance because some dead punk's family hired a good attorney.