You normally have a deliberate choice of whether or not you want to directly interact with software developers because they're typically privately employed, wit

You normally have a deliberate choice of whether or not you want to directly interact with software developers because they're typically privately employed, with police this is not always the case because they are public servants. If your job involves accepting tax money from the public in exchange for maintaining order amongst the public, the public should have a say in the practices used to enforce said order, and the definition of said order, anything less is despotic. In most countries no one is forced to become a LEO, it's a voluntary position. If you don't like the general public scrutinizing how you execute your job, you should choose a career in the private sector (and even that shouldn't protect you from all scrutiny).