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The "forgone conclusion" argument makes no sense to me. If there's enough evidence that the conclusion is "forgone", what is there to gain by decrypting the con
by Veratyr 9y ago
The "forgone conclusion" argument makes no sense to me. If there's enough evidence that the conclusion is "forgone", what is there to gain by decrypting the contents?
- Powerofmene 9y agoThe forgone conclusion is that evidence likely exists on the drives and as such the judge issued the Writ pursuant to the All Writs Act. But to prosecute someone in a court of law it takes evidence, admissible evidence, and conclusions that it likely sits on an external hard drive is not in and of itself evidence of pornographic images of children.
- Veratyr 9y agoDoesn't this conflict with the precedent set by, for example, safe combinations?
- Powerofmene 9y agoIf I remember correctly it does but I cannot recall what the courts reasoning For deviating from the safe combination decision.