Two things signal to me when a group is more interested in self-righteousness than making actual policy: Picking on allies and name calling. - Heather Brooke

I get it. It is always easier to go after the person raising a problem than to deal with the problem itself, especially if that problem is systemic.

The world may be more complex and uncertain than we would like, but giving away our freedom for the false promises of protection is not a sustainable solution. We are defined not just by what we preach, but by what we practice. We cannot claim to be an enlightened democratic society if we live in breach of these values, without the rule of law, without reason, or the rigorous commitment to truth.

Politicians may initially find it difficult to accept new standards of public accountability, but we must make the costs of not doing so even greater. The best way to do this is by publicly embarrassing and shaming those officials and departments who refuse to answer to the public.