Yes, but when moral panic reaches the ears and minds of people in government, who see government as the solution to every problem and don't tend to think much a

Yes, but when moral panic reaches the ears and minds of people in government, who see government as the solution to every problem and don't tend to think much about limits to their own power (I'm a good guy with good intentions, why would you want to limit me?), this is the type of solution you tend to get.