Let me see if I can channel the mindset. The basic premise is that the better nature of humanity is expressed when everyone works together through grand institutions rather than when they succumb to their tribal, factional, or selfish individualism.<p>If you believe that premise--and it&#x27;s a very common mindset among do-gooder government types like FBI or U.S. Attorneys, then encryption is bad because it facilitates subversive tribes or factions pursuing their own ends independent of the mainstream of society. But lack of police transparency is also bad because it undermines the public&#x27;s faith in their institutions, which cripples the effectiveness of those institutions.