Ugh... I've had friends who use to send people links to child porn sites as a joke. Use to say "Now you're on the FBI's wanted list" > Just because evidence is

Ugh... I've had friends who use to send people links to child porn sites as a joke. Use to say "Now you're on the FBI's wanted list" > Just because evidence is obtained illegally doesn't mean that people who distribute CP are just off the hook. In the U.S. that's exactly what it is supposed to mean. If the FBI, police, or just about anyone oversteps the law it's not admissible in court. There has to be a reasonable suspicion and motive to get a warrant - that could have been as easy as simply getting a warrant to host a Tor node and sniff traffic. They didn't do that. Now, lets get to what's scary about your argument. What if all the sudden it was illegal to visit Hacker News? Perhaps it was declared that way by your new president Trump. Trump got sick of people "hacking" things, so instead of just blocking all the websites he decided he wanted to simply monitor all the users who visit hacker news, then charge all of them with "hacking". It is a hacking website after all... And, although our justice branch of the government was never consulted, i'm sure you'll find some CNN poll showing 40% of American's should be jailed for life for hacking. Later on the news, someone in a suit will be saying "it's absolutely ridiculous for any sane person to argue that these people should walk free because the FBI overstepped its bounds." .... Hence, as a democracy we all try to get along, and that includes respecting each-others privacy as long as there is not a reasonable suspicion we are harming others. It's there to protect democracy, not the pedophiles.