The only reason this became law is because so many people tried going after the gun manufacturers.
With all the terror attacks in Europe using trucks as weapons, people might start going after the truck manufacturers. Then the EU will pass some law saying truck manufacturers are not responsible for people using them as weapons.
Cause and effect. It's sad, but some people try to blame the existence of the weapons. As if anything can't be a weapon! You can pick up a rock and attack with deadly force. Who do you sue then? God? This law exists because some people will always try to shift the blame.
The EU will not pass the truck-related law, because it is not how law works in the EU.
In the US (common law) high-profile cases and precedents are the source of the law. This brings more power to the people, but also makes the legal system infinitely more complicated.
In the EU, we have civil law, which relies on first principles and lawmakers authority to interpret existing laws, with much less attention given to individual cases. This simplifies the law and filters away some insane legal tests like this one, at the cost of giving more legal power to the government and less to the people.
Right. That's why the Comission is already, after ONE case, proclaiming that it is unacceptable that WhatsApp encrypted with no police access, and they are going to prepare a directive to address it. Your view of EU is idealistic and at odds with how it really works.
With all the terror attacks in Europe using trucks as weapons, people might start going after the truck manufacturers. Then the EU will pass some law saying truck manufacturers are not responsible for people using them as weapons.
Cause and effect. It's sad, but some people try to blame the existence of the weapons. As if anything can't be a weapon! You can pick up a rock and attack with deadly force. Who do you sue then? God? This law exists because some people will always try to shift the blame.