The obscure, hard - to - trace origins of these assaults not only protect the guilty party (or parties) from law - enforcement agencies or retaliation, they also create paranoia that puts a strain on international diplomatic relations. (scientificamerican.com)
That wouldn't protect guilty defendants from actual small harms spread over huge numbers of plaintiffs, but it would provide some shield from those bring claims grounded in seemingly deliberate ignorance. (overlawyered.com)
All explicit identifiers have been removed to protect the guilty with some words added for sense. (slaw.ca)