I’m sure you can and potentially deserve to be.

I think the analogy is a different situation but I do expect that you can still be successfully sued over that if you're not a firefighter with immunity.

optimism

I'm not recommending that anyone do this, but in my mind it's a non-villainous thing to do.

I agree with your general perspective. Consider the following hypothetical that seems somewhat analogous:

A fire is raging through your area and a bunch of cars are in its immediate path, so you hotwire some and move them to safety. After the fire is under control, you attempt to return the cars to their rightful owners.

Stacker Saloon

saloon

I'm not recommending that anyone do this, but in my mind it's a non-villainous thing to do.

I agree with your general perspective. Consider the following hypothetical that seems somewhat analogous:

A fire is raging through your area and a bunch of cars are in its immediate path, so you hotwire some and move them to safety. After the fire is under control, you attempt to return the cars to their rightful owners.