&gt; Unfortunately the NSA doesn&#x27;t seem to use their resources to secure the nation, and just ignores all the large scale violent crime that goes on daily.<p>The NSA is part of the Department of Defense charged with foreign signals intelligence for national security purposes, its not a law enforcement agency. (And many of the tools it uses would be flagrantly unconstitutional if used for domestic law enforcement.)<p>Generally, blurring of the military and law enforcement roles is not a healthy thing; it may be good for order, but rarely for liberty.