You're not "fined" for having overweight luggage. It's a nice propaganda tool to make something look really heinous though.
A fine is something you HAVE to pay, levied by a government agency. In this case, you have to pay an overweight fee.
With the problems the Spanish have with Basque Separatists, they are VERY sensitive about terrorism. Remember the bombed trains in Spain several years ago? So it's likely there is some rule enforced by Spanish authorities about luggage, and probably not Delta's doing.
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