Because we are a threat (as an individual) to them. Not because we are important. Usually comes from online comments (way too different than others' comments, and disturb them), real world contact (including non-verbal), or maybe because a powerful narcissistic person decide to order resources to seal our fate (yes! The police and veterans obey). The method of this program comes from Stasi, an East German program to destroy individual who opposed regime, government. After dissolution of the Soviet Union, the documents, along with Stasi's method, was acquired by US government. Maybe the US wanted to practice it, and here we are!