The problem is, it reflects badly on the German psyche. On the one hand, the arrogance of people who park illegally. On the other hand, the tendency to interfere in things that other people are doing "wrong". It gets nasty when parents are "chastised" for having "unruly" children, or for just standing left on the escalator. I was once called "asocial" for using the escalator because some pensioner thought I should be taking the stairs.