Apple has the capability to remotely disable iPhones, which has been used when large numbers of iPhones were looted during riots in the US. I’m not sure if that

Apple has the capability to remotely disable iPhones, which has been used when large numbers of iPhones were looted during riots in the US. I’m not sure if that capability relies on the devices not already being activated or not, but I’ve seen credible screenshots of the message when iPhones are so disabled. If I got a message in my iPhone saying it had been remotely disabled, I would take it to an Apple Store or authorized Apple Service Center, where they could tell me what should happen next. This would be inconvenient, to be sure, but it would be preferable to continuing to use the device.