[lm28469]

> the freaking fines should go directly to the users. Not some opaque and potentially mis-managed “general budget.

This is what created the "I'll sue you" for everything mentality in the US. It's peak individualism and I'll be happy if we can keep this american cancer culture out of Europe for as long as possible.

Also, it goes to the end user, building roads, schools and other infrastructures. Even an half assed public budget is still better for me than some random dude getting half a millions euros out of nowhere. This guy didn't lose any money and didn't get any physical damage, why would giving him $600k be a truer sense of justice ?

You seem very angry about a broken system that doesn't have anything to do with the article btw. I don't think you could ever end up in a situation like yours in Europe, there are too many safeguards and regulations, but I guess that's too close to """communism""" for people across the pond