People shouldn't get large payouts because a reasonable action has a remote possibility of triggering unintended consequences, especially when those consequence

People shouldn't get large payouts because a reasonable action has a remote possibility of triggering unintended consequences, especially when those consequences don't actually occur. Apple gave the police evidence that pointed in the direction of this person. The police thought that evidence was sufficient to arrest him. The evidence turned out to be misleading, but in the vast majority of cases it would not have.