[sitinaud]

Yes, he had a pretty good reason to think that probably no major damage was done, and this was sufficient to comfort him. This kind of carelessness about the possibility of causing harm or having caused harm suggests to me that he wasn't taking his responsibility as seriously as he should.

[ryanobjc]

you're really reading too much into a simple story, from over 20 years ago, etc.

In any case, we already know where your line of thought leads, risk adverse cultures ultimately stagnate and wither away.