Even so, wouldn't someone still have to write either an if-then statement, or a database entry, to connect the geofencing capability to the bricking capability?

Even so, wouldn't someone still have to write either an if-then statement, or a database entry, to connect the geofencing capability to the bricking capability? Even if that was only a single line of code or SQL, it seems like a smoking gun and whoever did it can't possibly plead ignorance. No one who can operate a keyboard is that dumb.