Nope. Something off about that comparison…
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You are pre-judging that a crime has taken place. The evidence of that is usually wanting in these kind of copyright troll cases too.
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Even supposing one could establish that an IP address was associated with probable copyright violation, why are you comparing it with armed robbery or whatever assault or life-threatening emergency results in “screams coming from some house address”?
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Since use of an IP address leaves no physical evidence, and wifi extends outside the walls, you can’t be sure that the internet connection was made by anyone inside the house.
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You can’t be sure which person inside the house was using the internet connection, for the same reason.
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Malware is always a possibility if the owners of the PC use Windows or exhibit other symptoms of poor judgement.
It’s actually pretty insubstantial evidence of a not particularly serious crime. The judge called it right IMO.
