The core problem is, laws are not created result orientated.
When the people who are targeted, are the ones who avoid being caught, the result will be near zero.
We need intelligent accounting here.
For example, when the result of this law is: We spent 100 Million to catch 0 terrorists and 20 people for minor felonies.
Is it in the public interest to pay 5 Million for catching a person who downloaded an illegal movie?
The politicians should be accountable for these things, or they should say in advance "we try this for a month and if it doesn't work or is inefficient we stop it".
I also know that statistics are often manipulated, but that is another problem.
"The politicians should be accountable for these things, or they should say in advance 'we try this for a month and if it doesn't work or is inefficient we stop it'."
I think this goes back to how politicians are deathly afraid of ever, anywhere, being wrong. This seems to even preclude improving/changing their own positions on most things.
There is nothing wrong with realizing you were wrong and changing your opinion, rather there is something wrong with hanging onto a belief or opinion when the pile of evidence is not only against you but continues to grow.
When the people who are targeted, are the ones who avoid being caught, the result will be near zero.
We need intelligent accounting here.
For example, when the result of this law is: We spent 100 Million to catch 0 terrorists and 20 people for minor felonies.
Is it in the public interest to pay 5 Million for catching a person who downloaded an illegal movie?
The politicians should be accountable for these things, or they should say in advance "we try this for a month and if it doesn't work or is inefficient we stop it".
I also know that statistics are often manipulated, but that is another problem.