Yeah, refusing a warrant is definitely a separate crime from whatever they’re looking for on the computer. If something like this happens, the only way to protect yourself from a warrant is to fully delete everything on your computer. They can’t arrest you for not handing over something that doesn’t exist. The cops know this though, which is why they probably wouldn’t give you that kind of warning without having a warrant ready to go, which is because this story is fake.
ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Yeah, refusing a warrant is definitely a separate crime from whatever they’re looking for on the computer. If something like this happens, the only way to protect yourself from a warrant is to fully delete everything on your computer. They can’t arrest you for not handing over something that doesn’t exist. The cops know this though, which is why they probably wouldn’t give you that kind of warning without having a warrant ready to go, which is because this story is fake.