To demonstrate it possible would show that their systems are not yet bullet proof, given a sufficient bullet.
They are caught between the libertarian set, and the securitarian set, so to speak.
If I were Apple? I would issue a pro-active apology to the user community, saying that nothing short of such sheer warfare (which it is) could justify their involvement without the normal legal scrutiny, but this crosses the line — and then do it.
Anyone who doesn’t think this was war is addicted to something