The dragons were stupid teens doing stupid things on top of having a radically different upbringing than Spike. This much is obvious. Unlike other redeemed characters, like Gilda, they didn't actually do anything illegal. Attempted fetal homocide by proxy is a little strong, don't you think? It's a bird egg, an incredibly environmentally unfriendly bird at that. I mean, it's an immortal fire bird. It turns into flames when it's mad and when it dies, it goes up in flames and regenerates. They do all of this in the woods. It also breeds, having a large amount of offspring. That's pretty problematic stuff.

Also, abduction? You mean Spike taking Peewee home instead of leaving him to die, or the brown guy giving Spike a lift?

I'm not saying that those teens were right, but I do think they get more guff from people than they deserve. These teenagers are characters that will probably straighten out with age.