Sure, but as we saw in the Silk Road investigation, this is something that can be co-opted by a less than scrupulous agent. When you exempt certain agencies

Sure, but as we saw in the Silk Road investigation, this is something that can be co-opted by a less than scrupulous agent. When you exempt certain agencies from the law, they will inevitably abuse that power. In these conditions it was acceptable. However, setting up a CP server as a honeypot crosses the line and blurs the line between stopping and supporting it.