Sure, why not? There are people out there that would happily have their communications monitored in order to catch murderers. Tax cheats, maybe not - no-one lives in fear of a tax cheat.
I'm not saying this is a wise or sensible opinion, but people still hold it - not everyone is just "ill informed".
I'm not saying this is a wise or sensible opinion, but people still hold it - not everyone is just "ill informed".