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His attempt to justify what he did sounds like any teenager trying to weasel out of the punishment he's about to receive for his latest boneheaded stunt, except that he's telling it in public instead of only to his father.
My ethics say: The kid is 18 and as painful as it sounds, an adult. And therefore if the Chicago Tribune is going to give him a such forum as the second story to express his views, it should identify him.
"The teen, who asked not to be named..."
What about "the engineers, who asked the teen not to publicize his rides..."?
I've also heard talk about a class action lawsuit -- passengers v. Metra -- for reckless endangerment. I can't image how I'd feel riding in a Metra car and hearing some 17-year-old kid was at the controls. Egad!