The FBI's attitude appears to be that we've got to have the restrictions on encryption before it's too late. The horse is out of the barn and has taken up residence in the next county. To make matters worse, this legislation is far from a guarantee that the government will be able to read the baddies' mail. Anybody who wants to communicate in complete privacy will use a one-time pad, not an algorithm, to encrypt messages. It's more work, but it's also unbreakable.
Cops divide the world into clueless citizens, slimeballs, and other cops.
If they want our support, they'll have to make us a little less clueless. If this issue worries you as much as it does me, you need to let your legislators know exactly how you feel. Tell them that you do not support escrow keys and you don't want them to do it either. Find out how.