> Europeans (DHH for example) constantly brag about what great social safety nets the European countries provide for their people

> Italy has just admitted that it can't take care of its citizens' basic needs.

Maybe you don't, but you are implying that this somehow is a failure of social safety nets.

As someone else in this thread mentioned, the italian justice system is based on civil law, not on precedent (common law) so this ruling doesn't have the repercussions many seem to think. I'm not a lawyer however, so don't quote me on this.