I'm suddenly reminded of two stories. One was my Civics teacher who grew up in a dry country. Every four years they got a new sheriff. Because hey after you've earned a quarter of million in bribes (circa 1965) why not retire. And another who mentioned when she was a teenager the feds busting two local sheriffs deputies for trafficking cocaine.
You really want a corrupt sheriff or drug dealing cops to have access to all the stuff the NSA does?
Sounds a lot like the argument the government makes about encryption. "Do you really want terrorists and pedophiles to be able to hide from law enforcement? What about a ticking timebomb scenario?"
You really want a corrupt sheriff or drug dealing cops to have access to all the stuff the NSA does?
Seriously? Scares the crap out of me.