90 women file $1 billion lawsuit against FBI for idly sitting by as Larry Nassar continued to sexually assault them for 421 days

[frauenfelder]

Originally published at: 90 women file $1 billion lawsuit against FBI for idly sitting by as Larry Nassar continued to sexually assault them for 421 days | Boing Boing

…

[subextraordinaire]

I hope the women get some justice!

[knoxblox]

I would also hope that the money comes from the FBI budget, and not taxpayers.

[Shuck]

Sadly this is exactly the sort of thing that courts have consistently said that government agents can’t be held accountable for. (E.g. law enforcement can literally stand there and watch someone get murdered in front of them, and there’s no right to hold them accountable for not intervening.) The recent court ruling isn’t going to help - the Supreme Court ruled that the Border Patrol going into a guy’s house without a warrant and beating him up was not something he could sue over. That even when federal agents explicitly and maliciously violate your constitutional rights, there’s no legal recourse.

[DoctorDuck]

@knoxblox

I would also hope that the money comes from the FBI budget, and not taxpayers.

Umm… wouldn’t that be… magic?

[Scurra]

@Shuck

That even when federal agents explicitly and maliciously violate your constitutional rights, there’s no legal recourse.

That’s OK, because “small government” means there will be no such thing as federal agents. Or have I completely misunderstood that principle? [/s]