I think you confuse not caring for not having any recourse. I've read about this incident many times and it's good that you bring it up periodically because every miner should think about it. It's why I moved here...the rental hash ban. However, I like every other miner, has to place some trust in a pool op.
That is amazing point maddadata... I have mined on several different pools and tried very hard to get in touch with the pool ops for various reasons. Most hide their identity (and often contact information). Kano plus one other are the only ones I have ever received any response from. And Kano is the only one who puts thought and effort into the responses. I guess that is a big part of why I am here for good - but never thought about it that way! And even more than just responses, we all get regular updates, insights and nitty gritty info / training to help us understand the crypto world better.
So let me thank you again Kano (and also to everyone on this forum) for sharing so much to make mining a lot more fun and exciting! Mine on and lets shoot for a 3 block weekend!