2 consecutive pro-corruption governments

not the one in charge of punishing this behaviour

Surely the relevant question is who was in charge when the punishment was decided, not who was in charge when the misbehavior occurred.

People always overlook how crappy our courts are.

They have been absurdly pro corporate for decades. They will bend over backwards to accept an absurd legal arguments from corporate attorneys, yet they never seem to have that level of credulity for people like you and me.

That famous McDonalds hot coffee case, McDonalds had caused serious injuries to hundreds of people previously and demonstrated serious negligence and a willing disregard for the safety of their customers and the courts, and yet when the jury came back with a couple million dollars in punitive damages, the judge still massively reduced that penalty!

We have to push for courts that don't treat corporations with white gloves.