Although spacex lost lots of rockets out on a floating barge far from populated areas, this is on land near humans and should not be easily normalized.
I think the chinese have had some rocket mishaps that were not good.
that said it's a hard line to walk.
The FAA already admits that their existing license system doesn't work properly for reusable rockets, and they're long delayed implementing their new license system. I don't think we should assume they're in the right here.
That this particular violation didn't lead to any incident doesn't invalidate the need for licenses and the obligation to respect them.
"This particular instance of me driving 200 mph on a public road didn't result in any accident so no big deal right, speed limits are useless"