I remember reading an article about a young engineer that deleted a production database on his first day. He feared that he'd be fired, but his boss effectivel

I remember reading an article about a young engineer that deleted a production database on his first day. He feared that he'd be fired, but his boss effectively said, "We just learned a quarter million dollar lesson, why would we fire you?" This judge should use this as a moment for public education, and an opportunity to update and clarify trail guides. Instead, it's a vindictive and punitive judgement. $1k fine and do a PSA about hiking safety -- that's plenty fair. The guy had rhambo for crying out loud, he had legitimate reason to fear for his life. But with this, the lesson learned is "if you ever get lost, remember, it's your fault for not preparing enough, and it might be better to just die".