The problem with making public the methods they use to catch criminals is that criminals would then know how to evade the FBI... You can't investigate a crimin

The problem with making public the methods they use to catch criminals is that criminals would then know how to evade the FBI... You can't investigate a criminal/terrorist and simultaneously tell the public exactly what you're doing, step by step. It's not practical. There are tradeoffs we all have to make. Idealism isn't compatible with the kind of work the fbi does.