The injury was to the ego and authority - of the entire apparatus, not one man. They're all anxious to bring retribution and remind everyone that the enforcer class is above them and demands your cowering deference.
Carmakazi
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She lived in exile because she shot a New Jersey state trooper dead during a traffic stop, not because she was an "activist."
It's my opinion that every Russian ambassador, consul, and staffer thereof is most likely a spy of one variety or another, doing harm to their host countries. They seem incapable of good faith diplomatic relations.