First, the parent said nothing about jail time. Unlike what many Americans think, incarceration is not the only penalty that can be imposed by the government.

First, the parent said nothing about jail time. Unlike what many Americans think, incarceration is not the only penalty that can be imposed by the government. Second, there are already legal penalties for certain types of misconfiguration. For example, if you run an open proxy, or public file server, you could already be punished for transmitting or storing illegal content. However, most governments worldwide have at least a modicum of sense, and do not mete severe punishment (e.g. incarceration) for obvious mistakes.