2. They are not even remotely the same operation. ++ appends to a list, + sums two numbers. You wouldn't expect an Integer in, say Java, to have an append method, would you?
I can't help but wonder: What is the point of the 11$ million debt? He'll obviously never be able to pay even the tiniest part of the money, so why bother?
How do they calculate the monetary "damages" any way?