I had someone I worked with do that, hes smashed his head open, was in the hospital for 3 months and didnt have brain damage despite it all. He was dumb, but got a second chance, he hasnt been exactly the same, hes more toned down, but hes still the same person. People do dumb things and suffer the consiquences, whether they deserve it or not means nothing because everyone does something stupid sometimes and learn from it.