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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by ManlyBread on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @03:40AM (#13920460)
I would suspect that the footage itself can be very valuable in terms of further investigations, so they're pushing for it because it will benefit them in future. The man will end up in prison anyway, so it's not like the law enforcement has something to lose.
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Re:Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard driv... by jacquesm on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @08:01AM (#13921409)
No, that means that he's jailed indefinitely for possibly imaginary reasons that have nothing to do with the case at hand.

> The man will end up in prison anyway

But may actually end up longer in prison for contempt of court.

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