Hubris

They think they are so wonderful that they can conquer the world. More to the point, these dismal little apparatchiks think that all they have to do is pass a law and the problem – whatever it is – is solved.

And so it came to pass that these lamebrains passed a law against that scourge of the internet – spam. And the result?

The rate of Spam detected by IE Internet in April increased slightly to just under 40 percent. Spam originating in Europe increased by over 80 percent to 8.16percent last month, "suggesting" that anti-spam legislation adopted by the EU has had no significant impact to date.

When will these idiots ever learn? Sorry, silly question… they are incapable of learning.