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Presumably whoever called the cops turned the password protection on before doing so.

But then they have lied to the police.

> But then they have lied to the police.

Yes. Companies misuse the violence of the state for their own ends all the time (see: Union busting).

So do normal people, like reporting "suspicious activity" and SWATing.

It's almost like the state is too powerful and criminals best tool is abusing the states systems to leverage its violence