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There is a physical analogy here so we don't have to discuss CS constructions. There are physical safes constructed in a way that prevents opening by any means
by JupiterMoon 11y ago
There is a physical analogy here so we don't have to discuss CS constructions. There are physical safes constructed in a way that prevents opening by any means short of a blow torch. Any paper contents will be destroyed when breaking the safe by this method. Who gets charged with destruction of evidence in this situation?
- Evolved 11y agoNot only this but can you be charged with destruction of evidence if there's no feasible way to prove that what's in the safe can actually incriminate you in a crime? In other words, if you don't know what's in the safe and you don't know what you don't know then you can't know what you don't know which means you can't know it is even evidence as it may not even be related or within the scope of the investigation.
- JupiterMoon 11y agoI think that this scenario means you are guilty under current law in the US and the UK (we may not like it!) because until it is evaluated the evidence is still evidence. I'm thinking more of the situation that you locked the safe and also lost the key prior to its contents being declared evidence and that you cannot physically now open it. I am not a lawyer. I am definitely not your lawyer!