little fun fact: In Germany, a car appears to have more rights than a human. That’s why it’s a general offence to publish a photo with clear markings of a car (such as the advertisements or the officially registered number plate) in public, but cameras in all stores to observe customers or their own staff are totally okay.

Many cities don’t even punish those parking on bike lanes or in pedestrian zones, because they believe ticketing or even towing such cars would be “too impactful”. However, those who try to get those parking cars reported usually face legal threats for being troublemakers.

we’re a car nation, as our car industry is VERY powerful. Cars are a religion here - any anything that might go against a car is seen as a threat for the car industry - and those threats endanger “workforce”, endanger “earnings” and so on.