he fudgeed it up, he shouldn't of said anything, just do it when he goes home, now you have to write a paper, of a very touchy topic, that most likely won't do anything to help/impede his cause, in other words its for a class.

unless he can find a new purpose that isn't sports etc, he should be allowed,

by the way a christian would tell him to become a speaker about burn vicitms and accidents, and would convince him that its good stuff that's happening-personally i think that's not cool telling him its good but its finding a new purpose :P