Hi Logan,
Thanks for taking the time to plea. As a parent myself, I know kids can do things that surprise us. Sadly, I do have to tell you he did indeed know he was griefing. You can see in the conversation below, where AWSOME1116 says "its wat u get". in response to Jminecraftboy's dismay at his base being destroyed.
When I teleported to the area your son was still actively destroying things. You can see in the conversation, once I arrived, he disconnected.
He reconnected a minute later, and I said his name, hoping to speak with him about the situation, and again, he logged off, showing he knew what he did was wrong, and he knew he was in trouble.
We use a plugin here that monitors and records every single block related activity on the server. This allowed us to see, and repair, all the damage that had been done.
[16:54] <+FamCraftIRC> (09jminecraftboy) what are you doing to my base!!!
[16:54] <+FamCraftIRC> (09AWSOME1116) its wat u get
*I teleported to the area here.*
[16:54] <+FamCraftIRC> [09AWSOME1116 disconnected]*He left the game*
[16:54] <+FamCraftIRC> (0801Helper08: ~Epic) Is there a problem jminecraftboy?
[16:54] <+FamCraftIRC> (09DJKRUTA123) OMG
[16:54] <+FamCraftIRC> (05JrAdmin: RubensCherub) jminecraftboy?
[16:54] <+FamCraftIRC> (05JrAdmin: RubensCherub) What's wrong?
[16:55] <+FamCraftIRC> (09jminecraftboy) AWSOME1116 just did this!
[16:55] <+FamCraftIRC> (05JrAdmin: RubensCherub) I see this.
*He returned to the server here, I was still in the area. I made an effort to speak with him, and again, he left. I do like to speak with player under these circumstances as an apology and possibly help with repairs can often help the player's ban be a tempban rather than a perm ban.*
[16:55] <+FamCraftIRC> [AWSOME1116 connected]
[16:55] <+FamCraftIRC> (05JrAdmin: RubensCherub)
AWSOME1116?
[16:55] <+FamCraftIRC> [09AWSOME1116 disconnected] Jminecraftboy has forgiven AWSOME, and has asked us to do the same. He wants to play with his friend. His wishes are important to us.
The fact that you took the time to come here and help clear up the situation also shows us that you care, and that your son cares enough to understand what he did was wrong, and has consequences. I believe if you review the rules with him, he will be just fine. We will gladly welcome your son back to the server, and give him another chance to play with us
And while we are here, Dad... We have quite a few parents on the server. You might consider giving it a try yourself? :O You might like it!
We will look forward to seeing AWSOME back on the server.