Your concern stems from spherical cows: you're treating law enforcement as automatons that can't think. In your scenario, the police will either interview the s

Your concern stems from spherical cows: you're treating law enforcement as automatons that can't think. In your scenario, the police will either interview the student depicted in the video who will confirm that it's fake. Or they'll fail to identify a victim at all, and have no basis on which to proceed.