Hilux hijinx

What in the world is wrong with European courts lately? First a court in Italy found that six scientists were guilty of manslaughter because they couldn't accurately predict a deadly earthquake (I know that things are bad in Italy, but have they really regressed back to the 1500s. And now, a French judge ruled that ads by Toyota for their trucks and SUVs promoted unsafe behavior--like, you know, driving it offroad like they are supposed to be driven--and ordered the ads to be taken down.

Avertissment: des comportements dangereux.

I'm usually quick to criticize court decisions in the US--creating a nanny state, subverting the concept of self-responsibility, allowing a more litigious environment, etc.  And for the most part, I considered European courts to be less that and more about common sense. Well, obviously, European courts are not much better in that regard than those in the US.