Anyone determined can already do that. A quick google search pulled up examples - most of the first page results were folks breaking into mental health facilities data. Which makes sense: Why would you sift through loads of mundane police footage when you can just look at the care center's records?
The risk would remain about the same. Most folks aren't gonna do this, and those that want to already can.
And we could lessen it by being more accepting and forgiving and not making things like mental health struggles a source of shame.
Do you know why the thieves broke into the mental health facilities?
because many of them put patient records in physical safes. Do you know why they don't put them online?
yeah, exactly.
What you've basically said is "it's ok because someone could break into a police station to get that material anyway!".
Or to apply this in another way.
I should be ok with other men sleeping with my wife because she might get raped anyway.
it's such a ridiculous line of thought. The fact that someone somewhere is willing to enter into criminality to do it doesn't imply we shouldn't endeavor to prevent it.
The risk would remain about the same. Most folks aren't gonna do this, and those that want to already can.
And we could lessen it by being more accepting and forgiving and not making things like mental health struggles a source of shame.