It's probably just a temperature test. We're about to lose some of our rights because we love when bad guys get to die violently.
I want to do an edit to point out that the dude hadn't really been ceo that long, so it's maybe more ambiguous whether failing to redirect a wildfire makes you responsible for the damage it already caused before you started trying.
Like, the equivalent of if the valet set off a mogul's car bomb. Sure it hurts the bad guys, but was that the best wound to inflict?
No. He did almost everything correct, it's just that all intel agencies got involved and used 100% of their resources. They tracked him via cameras, finally catching him in McDonalds when kiosk camera took his picture and algorithms recognised him. Then, the CIA/FBI took his bag that he threw away, arrested him at McD and planted the bag on him. He would've done better if he disposed of the bag better and fled the country, but I assume he was full of emotions anxiety, easy to make mistakes.
I want to do an edit to point out that the dude hadn't really been ceo that long, so it's maybe more ambiguous whether failing to redirect a wildfire makes you responsible for the damage it already caused before you started trying.
Like, the equivalent of if the valet set off a mogul's car bomb. Sure it hurts the bad guys, but was that the best wound to inflict?