It's a distinction without a difference. The level of negligence required to have it leak from a lab rises to the level of culpability. If you knowingly drive

It's a distinction without a difference. The level of negligence required to have it leak from a lab rises to the level of culpability. If you knowingly drive a car with no brakes and kill someone, how is it less bad than driving a functional car and killing someone on purpose? They knew the Wuhan labs had massive safety issues, from years prior to the pandemic. They knew GoF research was risky, and did it anyway. They knew covering it up was criminal behavior, yet did it anyway.