Taking advantage of insanity

So by now many of us have read about the palestinian boy sent to infilitrate an israeli settlement, across the green line, who was sent in the hopes of his relatives that he would be shot and spared a life of mental illness. Mental illness indeed remains a stigma in the palestinian territories and israel alike, despite the number of riotously insane people, many of whom consider themselves to be active members of the knesset and PLO negotiating teams.....but I digress. As distressing as this story is, there remains a few things to be cheered by.
1. The boy wasn't shot
2. The IDF were responsible enough to recognize that the boy was acting not of his own will
3. Not a shot was fired
4. The family was caught
5. The boy will now likely get proper care by mental health authorities
6. The IDF is clearly acting with a renewed sense of responsibility and cautiousness which belies many palestinians dogged belief in the solely reactive nature of the military.

Encouraging not depressing.