Okay, so -- your flip answer is pretty much exactly how the law should not operate?
That's the point of law. To come up with principles that you can follow consistently, regardless of your feelings in the situation.
That's the point of law. To come up with principles that you can follow consistently, regardless of your feelings in the situation.
Should the police wipe criminals phones? No.
Should the police wipe CSAM-adjacent data from phones to protect victims? Yes.
One is a consistent principal that is bad/cruel/overly broad. The other is a consistent principle that targets a specific harm.