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The thing is, it is much more confortable for government officials to run after low-level citizens than fighting actual crime. If you paint a scary enough pictu
by frozenlettuce 3y ago
The thing is, it is much more confortable for government officials to run after low-level citizens than fighting actual crime. If you paint a scary enough picture ("encryption enables exploitation of children!"), the public might even be more afraid of people those "agitators" than gang wars or robbery.
- itronitron 3y agoI used to think that the general public is safer when there is a dangerous criminal element around because the state will focus it's policing on the criminal activity and leave most of the public alone. But if the state is just too risk averse to police hardened criminals then the general public is at risk.