However we also have a case that could have led to bodily harm and or death. They were driving drunk, drunk enough that they thought this was funny. If anything they are lucky no lives were lost.
Exactly. Perhaps they can't charge them since they have no test that shows their exact level, but i'm fairly sure that whoever was driving was well over the limit. Drunk driving is a serious offense, and could have led to other very, very serious consequences. I hope that whatever plea bargain they end up with includes some punishment for this, too.
No one here is saying that these kids shouldn't be indicted, convicted, and punished. Obviously it was a stupid thing to do. Obviously they are going to have to pay for it. I would guess that besides paying for it, they will have to do some community service, and repairing the fence will be the least of it.. I would also guess they learned a lesson from it. I don't think that they will likely ever do anything like this again. On the other hand, I think that even having done this, they can still turn out to be useful members of society. So, I say, let the legal system work. That's what it's there for.