It seems to be a hardware issue, yeah? Sorry to say, there's no way of really fixing it. Do you still have the receipt, or some kind of warranty? I'd take it in and get a replacement.
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The police wouldn't find anything illegal, but they WILL find something that my parents wouldn't want to see.
Huh, another political post. How new.
If you still have time before he goes and gets himself in trouble, you need to get him to sit down, and talk to him seriously about the consequences of what he's going to do.
I think the best way to get the scabs to heal up is to just wait for it to do it by its self.