I honestly don't think that was what he was trying to say. I have also been reading this thread since it started last night and honestly you all just keep saying the same thing over and over again.
I'm not saying what he did was right, but people make mistakes. Should he have taken 7 years to get back to Justin? No.
I've made a lot of mistakes in my life and I'm only 22. The best thing we can do is learn from our mistakes and move on. To constantly keep harping on them doesn't make sense. Everyone has done things at one point in their life that they wish they could go back and do differently. It's part of life.
As for shipping via USPS, I actually had someone send me 2 snakes via USPS last month. People are still doing this today, so it's hardly unique to Chris.