But thats only because the warrants werent sealed by the judge, the state law allowed for public knowledge, the detectives were willing to talk with media, and those available warrants happened to use discretion that is more agreeable so far.
So lets not get this confused with something good. All these people know it is a questionable tool and that as soon as they or anyone else in the public sector uses this more broadly then it is going to mess up their ability to use the tool at all.