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On one hand, I loathe pedophiles and the awful black market that they use to trade whatever

On other hand, I wonder how often the "law" just uses this to get rid of people who displease them, they just install the appropriate stash with a thumb drive while "scanning".

Decades in prison, asset forfeiture, who would stop them or even be able to prove it? The modern equivalent of planting drugs (which they are caught doing frequently already), and nobody wants to defend pedophiles.

Worst case scenario for them? The taxpayers pay for a lawsuit settlement and they might get paid leave for six months

Irl they'd just refuse to leave, and maybe shoot your dog.

congrats for torrenting the latest disney movie off their honeypot

If there's not a thermite microcharge hovering above your crime drive are you even really posting? Ctrl-Super-M (for melt) and that sucker's a puddle

They already showed their cards so they'll not come back with a warrant. This is more about intimidation than anything else.

I've had the same thing happen to me. "Can we search your house? It will help you if you have nothing to hide". Fuck off cunts. They didn't try again.

Step 1: Back up important files
Step 2: boot from live Linux USB
Step 3: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/nvmeX && dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/nvmeX Repeat as many times as you wish

Anon needs a bugout bag plan, which also would have him wipe his computer when he leaves. He needs to have some drills tho.

But like other people said in the comments, it is not the smartest legal move.

Fake: cops obeying the law and following due process? Really?

Gay: Anon clearly took “be gay, do crimes” seriously… too bad he didn’t take his opsec as seriously…

And here's where we introduce you to this magical term called full disk encryption!

If the cops actually had anything real on him, they could get the warrant over the phone while stalling you at the door, or even storm your place and get it later.
And even if they don't get it, no cop can get in trouble for the raid if they "suspect" you might destroy evidence, and anything they find can still be used in court.

It completely invalidates your 4th amendment rights, but congress felt this was needed to protect you against "terrorists" 25 years ago.

chemical castration is the correct way to solve ops problem

What did anon even do to be on the radar, this is just not credible. They would never show up for a chat if that was the case, they would collect evidence quietly.

Short answer, do NOT destroy the computer or flee. That is textbook obstruction and will turn a sketchy visit into a criminal case overnight. You were right to refuse a search without a warrant, keep doing that, but destroying evidence or running wiping tools is a dumb panic move.

Get a lawyer immediately, even a public defender if money is tight. Record everything from the visit now, names, badge numbers, what they said, time stamps, take photos of any paperwork or footprints. Do not log into accounts, do not run cleanup software, and if possible disconnect the machine from the internet and power it down until your lawyer tells you what to do. Turning it off is different from erasing stuff.

If the cops come back with a warrant, comply on your lawyer's advice. If you're honestly worried the allegation involves really serious crimes, get counsel fast, because those carry mandatory procedures and you need someone who knows how to handle evidence and interviews. And for the future, yes encrypt your drives and keep recovery keys offline, but that's after you sort this with legal help.

So if there is anything on your computer, deleting it just destroys the file directory to it, they can find it still, you have to delete everything, then rewrite over it with new information.