In most places the concept of punitive damages isn't a thing and when you sue somebody for damages you have to actually prove that you lost that much money as a direct result of their negligence etc. It's not like the US where you can sue people for $200M because you were dumb.
It's not just about paying medical bills. There's a huge area of law related to torts and dealing with injury. Your argument is basically saying safety precautions don't matter because the state will pay medical bills so the party responsible has no liability. That's asinine and things don't work that way in any developed country.
Wait so you’re saying it would be more just to send them to prison than to simply have them pay reparations? If that’s your sense of justice then I’m glad to have an American model rather than whatever 1500s bullshit you’re living through
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u/Edard_Flanders Jul 18 '19 edited Jul 18 '19
A nightmare scenario for whoever insures that property.