This is another tricky question in the fandom and I believe the answer vary depending on how one feels about Angel. Those who worship him will hate Wesley for his action while the others will possibly understand him and feel that he is forgivable. I surely don't worship Angel and I believe Wesley is forgivable because his motivation were not evil (and motivations are everything to me). Wesley's decision to take baby Connor and run away with him was to me sort of heroic. He was willing to sacrifice himself, abandoning everything he knew, his job, his friends, the woman he loved, knowing that maybe he would ever see them again, just to protect someone else's child. That's something noble imo.

BUT.

But at the same time I don't think he was doing the right thing. He was stupid and naive. I understand why he didn't say anything to Angel and to the others. Angel would have surely denied the possibility he would hurt his own son (even if it's exactly what he later did) and the others could have been endangered, but what was he thinking? Where was he going? How did he think he could raise that child, alone, with no money and no job? Furthermore how did he intend to protect him?? I think he should have looked for help and advise, not from his close friends but he could have called, I don't know, Giles. Buffy. Someone who knew about Angel and the danger he rapresented, someone who could help him protect Connor and maybe discover the truth behind all the lies he was told.

Where do you stand in this?