> Not talking to cops is a basic principle of privacy, like shredding your credit card bills I'm shredding my credit card bills so that the "bad guys" don't ge

> Not talking to cops is a basic principle of privacy, like shredding your credit card bills I'm shredding my credit card bills so that the "bad guys" don't get their hands on them. What we disagree on is whether law enforcement _has_ to be one of the bad guys. I certainly do not disagree on whether they are right now - I've downloaded my share of music and smoked the occasional pot. But can't their incentives be changed? I think they can. Dropping prosecution on a handful of "crimes" would most likely instantly slash over 90% of the problem. Instituting a number of well-thought policies would most likely chip away at the rest 10%. I don't really see any reason why it'd be a futile endeavor...