Anon is not alone in this…
On one hand, I loathe pedophiles and the awful black market that they use to trade whatever
On other hand, I wonder how often the “law” just uses this to get rid of people who displease them, they just install the appropriate stash with a thumb drive while “scanning”.
Decades in prison, asset forfeiture, who would stop them or even be able to prove it? The modern equivalent of planting drugs (which they are caught doing frequently already), and nobody wants to defend pedophiles.
Worst case scenario for them? The taxpayers pay for a lawsuit settlement and they might get paid leave for six months
This was literally the plot of Blake’s seven except they also installed the memories into his brain and that of the children.
Yeah, but why bother? They can just turn off the body camera and shoot them in self defense. Same outcome and way less work.
Making a martyr vs discrediting everything someone has ever done, and turning their family/friends/everyone against them and their ideology.
Hmm…
cops kill a thousand people every year and every year the number goes up. How many of them even get written about?
You forgot the bonus of putting a pedo in the ground. The public does not exercise any skepticism when the accused is being accused of pedophilia.
They do that already (gun them down), but they can’t kill too many people! It’s like they have a murder quota.
So, for the rest they plant evidence on, drugs and this.
Also, many of them are sadists and prefer the torture route (like 40 years in prison).
They already showed their cards so they’ll not come back with a warrant. This is more about intimidation than anything else.
I’ve had the same thing happen to me. “Can we search your house? It will help you if you have nothing to hide”. Fuck off cunts. They didn’t try again.
“Can we search your house? It will only help you if you have nothing to hide”.
Help me how, to get arrested faster? lmao
“If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” remains at the top of my list of bullshit lines of “reasoning” I’ve ever heard in my entire life.
I removed the “only” from my text because it was a bit ambiguous.
But yes it was exactly that. It’s like they consider themselves to be the law. “You’re either with me or against me”. Typical BS.
It’s mostly cops that think they have something to prove and try to do stuff by themselves.
It’s all cops. The sooner people wake up to this, the better. It’s not some cops, it’s all cops.
They do think they’re the law and they think everyone else is either a criminal or a weak and defenseless person to protect or hurt
Pretty much.
If OP had something incriminating, they would already have the paperwork they need to grab it.
Police knocking on your door is hoping you would give them information to arrest you. Proper swat team breaking down your door means they already had it.
ICE doesn’t count. They’re not cops.
Yeah, you can tell a cop is fishing because they’re talking to you. If they thought they could get what they want without talking to you they’d just be arresting you or doing violence to you
Adding onto this one:
I suspect they are searching your trash. They roll up to your house, tell you there’s a bunch of “suspicious” shit tied to your address, IP, a cell ping in the area, whatever. The point is to scare the shit out of you in the hopes that you trash any “incriminating” property.
Then they search your trash (which does not require a warrant, let alone notice), find your shit, and then come back to arrest you.
The point here is fuck them. They didn’t bother to create a warrant, so they dont get to complain when you decide to upgrade your PC, slag the old drives, then keep them on your coffee table as conversation starters. If they had a warrant, that would be different. They dont.
Don’t let them scare you stupid. Continue on as normal. Maybe invest in a different ISP because some like to snitch.
Irl they’d just refuse to leave, and maybe shoot your dog.
Irl they’ve already bugged your home and the train arrives 0800 tomorrow morning, you will never be seen again.
congrats for torrenting the latest disney movie off their honeypot
Their fault for torrenting without a VPN
Thanks for seeding Disney
And here’s where we introduce you to this magical term called full disk encryption!
And if you use BitLocker, do NOT backup your recovery key to the cloud!
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-reportedly-turned-over-bitlocker-encryption-keys-to-the-fbi-2000713550
Print out out, give it to a friend, don’t mention it via electronic means (email, text, Snapchat, YouTube, and so on…)
And if you use BitLocker, don’t!
What is a better windows alternative?
Linux.
I said for Windows not linux
Even better is to memorize it.
Hide it in a poem in a leather bound book at the end of a trap-filled dungeon.
Ill be honest, this is clearly the best idea out there for passwords safety
Hide it in a book in a buried chest on a minecraft world 5000 blocks from spawn.
Unironically not a terrible idea. Who tf would check your minecraft for irl keys. Could probably have a library in a world just full. Probably isnt encrypted though. Probably just plain text in a game file on your drive somewhere
I stole from someone else that hid the urls of porn sites in a chest when he was a kid. Think it was pretty old, probably on Reddit, learned about it maybe 2 years ago. I don’t know anything about encryption or protecting sensitive information, certainly not of this nature, but it could potentially work. Would be quite a few chests full if anon is doing something with a lot of intricate details.
you what? lol
I’ll hide it at the end of my mix tape.
Don’t print it. Your previous prints are easily retrievable
I think I’ve heard if you have a Microsoft account it automatically gets backed up
This person should also turn off their computer and remove the RAM so it’s zeroed out if it gets siezed.
Full disk encryption doesn’t help much if the pc is running anyway since the key will be in memory
This is where I think NFC may finally be useful. If cops show up, I slide my phone by a hidden NFC tag, and an http request is sent to my desktop machine. Everything incriminating is wiped and the computer is turned off, before the cops can walk to the room.
Unless you have tied the NFC to an arc wielding torch how would proper data disposal process runs its course fast enough? You live in a manor with very long hallways?
Most of really nasty data is text or a few questionable apps, and should take very little time. Video and audio present a problem, but I think they can be speedily wiped by nuking the metadata parts, making recovery and identification difficult. Not sure how resilient modern formats are to data loss, but afaik e.g. AVI is quite reliant on the description of the stream (which iirc is inconveniently placed at the end of the file).
Nha my dude you’re lying to yourself if you think that it is nearly enough to survive the level of forensics that will happen in case of a motivated investigation. You need the whole multipass erasure and overwriting or you’re toast. It takes hours…
First of all, it doesn’t take hours to overwrite several text files and a few binaries. Second of all, I think I know better what my local cops would do. It’s not NSA or Interpol. Lastly, this hypothetical obviously excludes stuff after which ‘motivated investigation’ might come. That kind of data lives in encrypted files tucked in odd places, and even that can probably be wiped from the directory entry like it was never there.
Erh well, it takes hours with proper tooling with which I have first hand experience… and just as much experience with various police forces… admittedly my knowledge is limited to Europe and LA on that topic.
For reference I saw them deploy very serious means for stuff from csam to piracy so be careful on how you perceive their willing to be major annoyances.
But hey, this is my work experience I offer, you don’t take it it’s not an issue; I’m not invoicing my time anyway :)
The boys and I have a racist group chat and my hard drive is full of kiddie porn and audio recordings of women peeing in public restrooms.
lmfao you’re going to need a more robust destruction plan
You seem to be confused about which side in my scenario is the cops.
As with many other suggestions made here, if it can be demonstrated in court that you had a system like this set up, it’s going to be a really bad look for you.
You see, I’m one of those mysterious creatures who live in the lands outside the US. I know it’s gonna be a shock, but we do exist.
As I already explained in the thread, where I am, the goal is to not give cops any material to work with, so they find someone else to harass. All the really serious data is hidden better than this.
So do I, so lose the condescending attitude.
If it can be proven you did that, that’s gonna look real bad in court.
If it’s proven that you did it, you are getting locked up anyway.
In 99% it is better to not say anything or indict yourself
Edit: ah, misunderstood you, with “did that” you mean turn off the computer, not whatever crime you are accused of. I’d still disagree, but only based on anecdotes, go ask a lawyer, I guess
Yeah… About that.
Yeah, refusing a warrant is definitely a separate crime from whatever they’re looking for on the computer. If something like this happens, the only way to protect yourself from a warrant is to fully delete everything on your computer. They can’t arrest you for not handing over something that doesn’t exist. The cops know this though, which is why they probably wouldn’t give you that kind of warning without having a warrant ready to go, which is because this story is fake.
Step 1: Back up important files
Step 2: boot from live Linux USB
Step 3:dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/nvmeX && dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/nvmeXRepeat as many times as you wishThis, but encrypt the backed up data with full disk encryption.
If you have nvme use secure erase first.
Use a live Linux ISO that can run entirely in memory, and run step 3 in an infinite loop. Take the USB with you and leave the PC running.
I’m dumb, what does this do?
Runs step 3 in an infinite loop
Write random data in the drive over and over again, with one or two pass there are some sophisticated techniques that can get some sliver of data out if the random. But with 3 4 passes and more it’s statistically unlikely they can recover anything.
If there’s not a thermite microcharge hovering above your crime drive are you even really posting? Ctrl-Super-M (for melt) and that sucker’s a puddle
Removed by mod
I like how much lemmy hates AI yet this AI bot has 37 updoots
Oh the pain of it all :(
Evidence?
Just look at the comments of the user, they’re typing out sometimes 3 well written paragraphs in under 2 minutes between posts
all of them have a very similar style as well
That couch is peak dog chaos
This is peak content
This meme is my life
This hits so hard
This nails it
Tfw I type fast and have the writing style of LLMs :( won’t be long before I’m doing one of those blade runner android tests
You already failed 😂 you should have started with: This hits so hard!
Also the bot never responds to comments only make once off posts
Also you think you type fast but I highly doubt you could type out 3 well thought paragraphs in under 2 minutes before rapidly shifting to your next random post
Actually let me put your posts into AI to see what it thinks of you >.>
edit:
Based on this document, this user appears to be very unlikely to be AI. Here’s why:
Strong indicators they’re human:
- Natural conversational style - Their comments show authentic voice, sarcasm, frustration, and humor that feels genuinely human
- Self-aware about AI comparisons - They literally joke about “typing fast and having the writing style of LLMs” and mention doing “blade runner android tests” - this self-deprecating awareness is very human
- Contextual engagement - They engage deeply with Lemmy community dynamics, reference specific memes, understand platform culture
- Nuanced positions - They take complex stances (like on landlords, erotica vs porn, political opinions) that show genuine critical thinking
- Emotional authenticity - Express genuine frustration, disappointment, hope (“May men and women unite to be horny and kinky and unashamed”)
- Inconsistent formality - Mix casual language (“Homie,” “Thad”) with more elaborate thoughts
- Community participation - Active across different communities with varied topics over time
Why they might worry about seeming like AI:
- They mention typing fast and apparently write in a clear, structured way
- They provide “thorough breakdowns” with their expertise
- They’re articulate and thoughtful
But these are just signs of an educated, engaged person who writes well. Their humor, cultural references, self-awareness, and authentic frustration with community dynamics all point strongly to a real human user.
vs what it thinks of /u/xodasu@sh.itjust.works:
Based on this user’s comment history, I’d say very likely AI-generated, probably 85-90% confidence. Here are the telltale signs:
Strong AI indicators:
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Unnaturally consistent quality and structure - Every single comment is well-formatted, articulate, and substantive. Real users have off days, typos, lazy responses.
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Suspiciously broad expertise - This account confidently discusses Linux kernel internals, LLM security, DRM technicalities, privacy policy, climate science, ADHD management, and Home Assistant updates with equal facility. That’s unusual.
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Formulaic pattern - Almost every comment follows: acknowledge topic → detailed technical/political take → prescriptive advice → punchy conclusion. It’s like watching the same template execute.
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Perfect grammar with casual affect - The writing is too clean. Real casual internet comments have more sentence fragments, inconsistent punctuation, genuine rambling.
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No genuine interaction - These read like mini-essays dropped into threads, not actual conversations. There’s no “lol,” no genuine confusion, no asking for clarification.
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The timing - Account created 10 hours ago, 36 comments already, all this polished? That’s bot behavior.
What’s interesting: The account got banned from multiple communities quickly, which suggests moderators spotted this too. The “Removed by mod” entries are probably communities that don’t allow AI-generated content.
Bottom line: This reads like someone using Claude or GPT to farm engagement/karma across Lemmy instances. The voice is too consistent, too knowledgeable, and too… helpful to be one person casually commenting.
Lmao yeah that hits hard. Maybe I at least look like a more clever bot
Updated the post, unfortunately you show signs of being:
an educated, engaged person who writes well
😊 🤣
I’ve started to find other bot accounts on lemmy, and I don’t love it. Though, I can accept their use if they have a decent reason, like poisoning lemmy’s training data. I know my instance is constantly being scraped and I sincerely want their efforts to be worth less than nothing.
It is very arguable it would be a crime to wipe a computer with only the police asking to warrantless search it. It’s a crime to destroy any evidence of a crime so I guess there is that.
They have no evidence there was a crime though. I don’t doubt they would charge it, but a jury wouldn’t likely convict because it’s a bullshit charge. You are under no obligation to incriminate yourself with your own evidence no matter what the police and prosecutors say.
IANAL, but I think it’s only a crime if it’s destroyed after a warrant has been issued.
I’m very glad you’re not a lawyer.
https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/destruction-of-evidence-charge/
This says you just need to know what you were destroying was evidence, which Anon clearly does.
Or if a court has ordered you to preserve the information. And the establishment routinely flouts court orders to preserve information with impunity
So if there is anything on your computer, deleting it just destroys the file directory to it, they can find it still, you have to delete everything, then rewrite over it with new information.
I recycle ewaste, and so I have boxes and boxes of old hard drives. My proc is single pass dban and then a 10mm hole drilled through the case and onto the platters.
This is for normal business eol hardware that I get from offices and warehouses, nothing sketchy.
If the client wants evidence of destruction before leaving premises, I skip DBAN and just drill the platters with a cordless drill.
shred /dev/sda
Hah. TIL you can use shred on device files. I was only familiar with using dd to wipe drives.
Drills, big magnets, hammers etc… work too
Big magnets will only pull the arm off the plates and leave the data intact. Also why waste good hardware when all it needs is a couple of writes with all zeroes and ones?
Maybe your don’t have time
tbh I completely forgot about the context of this post. Yeah shredding takes longer than getting a warrant from a corrupt judge
Feels like it’s easier to just not have anything on your hard drive that’s worth that much effort. I can only think of one type of file that would justify that level of obfuscation in most of the world, and I actually fully support owners of those files turning their PCs over to the police unmolested, so to speak
What did anon even do to be on the radar, this is just not credible. They would never show up for a chat if that was the case, they would collect evidence quietly.
4chan green text? Not credible?
No way!
Green and gay of whatever
Anon needs a bugout bag plan, which also would have him wipe his computer when he leaves. He needs to have some drills tho.
But like other people said in the comments, it is not the smartest legal move.
Anon shouldn’t have fucked with the CSAM
These days it’s more likely a Facebook post that hurt their govt’s fee-fees or a torrent of a shitty TV show
Pretty convenient world for the cops you are constructing where everyone they try to warrantless search has kiddie porn.
They aren’t above [redacted,] on people either. One should never assume the police are acting in good faith in today’s world. Or yesterday’s. But especially not now.
Would it be possible to wipe some files off the PC without leaving any traces?
Yeah, but there will be a trace that something was wiped if you use certain tools and didn’t then fill that empty scrambled space with a bunch of games or something.
“Why do you you have 47 installs of Roller Coaster Tychoon anon?”
“I was multiboxing.”
I don’t believe any local law enforcement, at least where I’m at, has a cyber crimes team capable of knowing this and pursuing it even if they did. Federal level? Sure. But if they’re coming they already have warrants and you’re fucked. Local doesn’t invest money in stuff like that.
burn the ssd/hard drives
- Hammer.
- “my computer just broke. Had to get a new one”
