“This whole incident is a farce, and I can’t believe that any sane, freedom-minded American would side with the government on this one.”
I would rather be on the side of the government than on the side of the terrorists. I can’t imagine what anyone would have on their phone that is worth enough to justify endangering their fellow Americans.
Well, setting aside the small matter of the Bill of Rights, are you happy to let the government read all your email? Would you like them to open all your mail (if you still receive snailmail) and copy it all before you receive it? Is it okay with you if the government comes into your house and rummages around while you’re at work?
It’s the same thing.
Also, what information is it you think is on this phone that is “endangering fellow Americans?” The government already know all the calls placed from the phone, have all the metadata, and the owner is dead. Furthermore, the FBI originally had the password for the phone and then somebody at the FBI changed it, possibly by mistake.
You’re happy to subvert the rights of all your fellow Americans just because the FBI f***ed up in this case? That’s pathetic.