LOL, I actually thought the same thing after watching the episode. I remember thinking he seemed like a douche, but he didn't really do anything that bad, the way people in these stories often do when they get their comeuppance. He left home as a way to deal with his grief. Admittedly, he should've told his mom where he was going and when/if he's coming back, but he said they weren't exactly close growing up, and I get that (had a cousin who basically didn't talk to her dad for like a year or two after her mom died for a similar reason.)

I guess there was him taking a picture of the stuff and sending it out, which was against the rules. But he was sort of an ok guy otherwise.