Latin for abuse does not take away use. That is to say, just
because something can be (or is) abused does not mean it should
be banned, destroyed, denied. (That is abused while there also
is prefectly legitimate use for it.) This is an important legal
principle, among others. For example, it would not be correct to
ban the Internet because it is possible to use for the
dissemination of undesirable information. The same principle
applies to the development of new technology that can be abused.
Leonardo da Vinci is said to have invented the submarine and
then destroyed the blueprints because he was afraid it would be
used for military purposes. Indeed, after it was reinvented in
the 20th Century, it was used for military purposes, but it also
allowed us to study the ocean in ways impossible before.