I assume they can wipe the whole thing quite easily if they don't care about backing up or preserving anything. Sucks for the owner but sure beats charges base

I assume they can wipe the whole thing quite easily if they don't care about backing up or preserving anything. Sucks for the owner but sure beats charges based on the "illegal image" or even losing the entire device. That said, it's a reddit comment without much info. Even taking it at face value my guess is that there's no official procedure or interest in bothering by the police but they can easily scrap the thing without any fuss (or mark as destroyed, wipe, and "repurpose" if you're feeling cynical.)