We are in an age when incompetence and bugs have the same effect as malice, and by the time the bug is fixed, the malicious aftereffects have already taken plac

We are in an age when incompetence and bugs have the same effect as malice, and by the time the bug is fixed, the malicious aftereffects have already taken place and irreparable. Assuming malice by default is the very least we could do to fight back. For example, a cop can be incompetent when accidentally firing a gun at a person, and they can be punished for the mistake, but the victim is already dead.