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Generally, it's a distinction without a meaningful difference. The people you're complaining about don't really care whether or not it's government or civil action. They care that these people are getting away with murder and mass extortion and the only penalty they face is a meager chunk of the profits. I'm glad that some victims are getting some recompense, but frankly, justice has not really been served.
> Generally, it's a distinction without a meaningful difference. Seems like you might be as confused as they are! > The people you're complaining about don't really care whether or not it's government or civil action. They do, because it's always in the context of how the "gov't" levied a fine on some business, when it was actually a civil suit and there's no governmental action at all. > They care that these people…
Okay, but when people are complaining about fines in this cases and similar cases, that is what they're talking about.
You can take a fine detail and make an argument out of it, but it's not a point anyone else cares about.