That’s part of the problem with some of these suits - monetary damages come out of our tax base so the perpetrators don’t GAF. It’s like corporations being sued for faulty products that caused injury or death. They just tweak their products, pretend to be contrite, behave for awhile and then raise their prices to cover their loss.

With this case and others like it, the FBI agents participating in these types of activities need to be held personally responsible. That would include, but not be limited to, seizure and liquidation of their assets to pay for penalties and court costs. I wonder if they’d think twice about violating citizens’ rights if the cost was the loss of all their money and assets versus the proverbial slap on the hand they probably get these days (or was that a pat on the back and a bonus?).