Re:Sinkholed
by mirimir on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @05:04PM
(#21707704)
> Why does it have to be about damages?
If someone attacks you, and causes physical or even mental damage, they typically face criminal and/or civil penalties.
That's common, throughout the world.
> Not every mistake needs to be punished.
Maybe so. But the people responsible for the damage could proactively offer compensation. That'd arguably be the honorable and compassionate thing to do.
> It was a false positive, and it was heartening to see that all the parties acted fast enough.
It's clear that they acted recklessly. So it's not just a "false positive". And what's "fast enough"? A few days after a totally implausible attack isn't that fast. It should have been fixed within the day. After at most a few emails.
If someone attacks you, and causes physical or even mental damage, they typically face criminal and/or civil penalties.
That's common, throughout the world.
> Not every mistake needs to be punished.
Maybe so. But the people responsible for the damage could proactively offer compensation. That'd arguably be the honorable and compassionate thing to do.
> It was a false positive, and it was heartening to see that all the parties acted fast enough.
It's clear that they acted recklessly. So it's not just a "false positive". And what's "fast enough"? A few days after a totally implausible attack isn't that fast. It should have been fixed within the day. After at most a few emails.