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You get pity upvotes, but I do disagree.

Law enforcement in this country has become increasingly uncomfortable with the spread of information concerning it - whether that information is propagated by twitter, "bona-fide" journalists, or folks testing out their new camera[phone]. Every group of people has the right to do PR, without interference from the government - period. The gov't doesn't get to say "oh, but they were /really/ crazy". Don't care. They were within their rights, and you beat them.

Worse still, we have a promulgation of non-police "law enforcement" agencies acting more like a branch of the military operating within the borders as a national police force. I do not want to see the DHS's logo on a copyright take-down notice. I do not want the TSA searching people. The FBI is properly regulated - that's /why/ they're less efficient. It's not a flaw, it's by design. Creating the DHS and the TSA because the FBI has its hands tied by Congress was just despicable.

(My apologies if this is something of a rant - I'm getting frustrated with people piking at technicalities and ignoring the basic fact that civil liberties are being rapidly destroyed.)