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Yea, the “pragmatic” EU approach to legislation: write it in draconian language and let it carry incredible sanctions (like millions of euros), but then just do
by bjornsing 3y ago
Yea, the “pragmatic” EU approach to legislation: write it in draconian language and let it carry incredible sanctions (like millions of euros), but then just don’t enforce it. Unless you anger some bureaucrat of course.
- anonzzzies 3y agoThey enforce it, just not against small companies as that is not the intent of these laws. You know, unlike pragmatic US legislation where you can fuck over anyone anytime over nothing valid.
- bjornsing 3y agoIf that’s not the intent of these laws then it should say so in the law. That’s what rule of law is all about.
- anonzzzies 3y agoNot really: it formulates what is illegal etc but then, when there is an infringement, a judge should still interpret the intent vs the letter. Countries that rule too heavy towards the letter suck for ‘the little guy’ as, invariably, it gets abused to get people in trouble. But you cannot formulate a law like that as then the little guy that actually is abusing cannot be caught out. Again, law sucks everywhere, but, in my opinion, it’s vastly worse in countries that are ‘tough on crime’ as they use more so the letter of the law and so screwing poor people over nothing.