You could but I doubt the general public and policy makers are going to see it this way. They're still looking for a backdoor that only the "good guys" can access.

Once again proving that they dont know how any of this works. And still getting re-elected

From an ethical point of view building this software must be difficult. On one hand you are building something that advances technology and could be used to help free people from an oppressive government, on the other hand you are also building something that could be used (and if it works most likely will be used) to aid acts that we all agree are morally wrong.

Ah, the essential ethical dilemma of building encryption software, polaroid cameras, and kitchen knives.

Pick almost any technology, even outside of computers. You could make the exact same statement. I don't see the ethical problem.