&gt; If the needs of the many don&#x27;t outweigh the needs of the few, then why does the total number of criminals matter?<p>Because the victims matter.<p>&gt; If I want to buy strong encryption with no backdoor, and I&#x27;m not a criminal, then why would the issue of crime matter at all?<p>Being a criminal isn&#x27;t an attribute of a person, it&#x27;s the actions the person carries out. I don&#x27;t give a shit about jaywalking, but I care about rape victims. This is not inconsistent.