I know a couple who like to rub it in our faces that we don't have a right to real-time listening and I can tell you it is not appreciated on this site but everybody has a right to their opinion. That's what makes a good discussion.
I know there are a few that got pretty pushy on the subject, but I think for the most part it's been a pretty civil discussion.
But there is a very valid point here.
The "free" access a scanner hobbyist has to communications has been a side benefit of traditional technology used. Getting radio traffic in the clear for the last several decades didn't have anything to do with the police agencies wanting hobbyists to listen in. It was merely that there wasn't any easy way to stop it. Remember, back in the early half of the 20th century, a lot of police communications was carried out just above the AM broadcast band, and anyone with an AM broadcast band radio could hear transmissions. When they migrated higher up the spectrum, there was no outrage that the average citizen could no longer listen in.
Technology has changed, and it's left hobbyists in the dust. It's been happening all along. Only difference with encryption is there's no way around it. Some hobbyists see this as hitting a brick wall, and it is in some ways. Finding a solution to it is going to take time. Decryption is never going to be an option. The best you can do is to push for keeping primary dispatch in the clear, or having agencies run their own delayed feeds.
But, remember, there's no obligation for any agency to make that available to the general public at this time. You can certainly ask, but I'd recommend not holding your breath.
For Press access, that's been solved by some agencies giving them receive only radios with loaded encryption keys. In some cases the media would need to rent or pay for the radio. That's not unreasonable and it solves the transparency issues.
Many of us have suggested that keeping primary dispatch channels in the clear is a good form of compromise. Having switched encryption modes, or secondary channels that are full time encrypted can solve the privacy issues.
There are many cases where unencrypted communications became an issue for law enforcement. That's not a debate, that's reality.
I understand what others have said here and I can agree with all of them without having to say that encryption is wrong. A lot of it has to do with the individuals point of view. Again, this is all part of a good discussion.