> the EU has repeatedly doled out fines in the billion dollar range which is enough to even hurt big corps for non-compliance Wrong. Unless the fines are large

> the EU has repeatedly doled out fines in the billion dollar range which is enough to even hurt big corps for non-compliance Wrong. Unless the fines are larger than the profits made from the illegal practices, they are just cost of doing business. > I've honestly never once seen someone advocate to ignore legislation intentionally Of course not. There is usually a complex system of plausible deniability in place that executives use to cover their asses, while everyone involved silently understands what is happening. Do you seriously think that the people who designed the "defeat devices" revealed in the context of the emissions scandal believed they weren't breaking the law?