[dragonwriter]

> Considering Ilya regrets his decision, implying this wasn't an e/acc vs safety debate

Does it?

If it was exactly that but he misjudged the external response and resulting consequences, that would also be a reason for regret.

[jacquesm]

That's very well possible but there is as of now no evidence to substantiate that. But that is what it ultimately could have boiled down to and if there is even a remote chance that it can be spun that way you can be sure that chance will be exploited - even if it wasn't originally the case!