Why is it allowed to access Java private fields via reflection?

Question

Consider this example :

import java.lang.reflect.Field;

public class Test {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        C c = new C();
        try         


        

Answer 1

Reflection is dangerous. Period.

What's the point in limiting the utility of a really dangerous system for the sake of ever so slightly increased safety?

Also, automated serialization requires the ability to "suck the brains" out of any class; ignoring access modifiers is a necessity in this case.