I sat and read the comments and the story and i say this
The use of encryption for basic calls, is un-needed or warrented, now for stings and other busts, ohh yeah i have to say go for it but to hide normal traffic is paranoid, and an excuse to let some things go on.
and to say normal non encrypted listening is not do able, umm think again.
Now i see his point on the dispersing of a party , but come on, really.
but like many other departments, they think they have to encrypt transmissions, for "combating terrorist" or something like that!
I think this "new wave" is gonna make interoperability, a thing of the past, to a point,
so YAY public is screwed once again!