That wasn't a proper way to describe what I meant. My apologies. Obviously physics is involved regardless.

I meant it more in the sense that the dog with rabies, or the faulty gear were both in the positions they are due to circumstances that hold a power they are not designed to overcome. Whereas moral implications would fall into a decision situation where one can choose to make motions designed to overcome. Even one who has an individual attempting to coerce them can decide to let the chips fall where they may and refuse to cooperate. The rabid dog or the faulty gear have no choice in the matter.