I daven for teshuva and forgivness from Hashem thrice daily. (My parents have also been asking for his for themselves..)
I heard Rabbi Chaim Pinchos Sheinberg describe how, as a public school student, an Italian kid punched him.. down the stairs! The next day his mom refused to send him to school, so she sent him to RJJ. (His point was that we can all be like him.)
I also heard Rabbi Chaim Dov Keller say, back in his day, he was brought close to Torah. That’s it. He was as responsible as everyone else (and was treated that way). Nowadays he would be a “BT”. New rules would be made for him and he’d never have become who he is.