I won’t be surprised, but you correct. Just because a person creates the opportunity for a crime to occur, or in this case an exploit, does not make them responsible for the crime or exploit committed.
The criminal or the exploiter is the responsible party.
There was no crime, Carson was too stupid to manage his own campaign.
If Carson wants to sip tea on his back porch then you can talk about crime and leaving the door open.
If Carson wants to run for president, he is responsible to run a strong campaign and not stumble into situations like this. It was a stupid move on Carson’s part and one that would be much less likely to be made if he had run a successful campaign under his belt... but he wants to run for president as a rookie.
Rookie mistake, rookie results.