The government doesn&#x27;t have a case with that evidence alone, that&#x27;s why they are trying to compel the defendant to decrypt the hard drive. Here is how that&#x27;s an end run around the 5th amendment:<p><i>&gt; State: you are under arrest on suspicious of possession of child pornography. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand your rights?</i><p><i>&gt; Defendant: yes</i><p><i>&gt; Witness: I saw what he has it in that computer</i><p><i>&gt; State: now reveal the password</i><p><i>&gt; Defendant: I invoke the right to remain silent. Have charges been pressed or am I free to go?</i><p><i>&gt; State: no charges pressed, you are detained until you reveal the password</i><p>Here is how that could play differently in the future:<p><i>&gt; State: you are under arrest on suspicious of murder. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. Do you understand your rights?</i><p><i>&gt; Defendant: yes</i><p><i>&gt; Witness: I saw what he did to the victim</i><p><i>&gt; State: now reveal the whereabouts of the body</i><p><i>&gt; Defendant: I invoke the right to remain silent. Have charges been pressed or am I free to go?</i><p><i>&gt; State: no charges pressed, you are detained until you reveal it</i><p>If the All Writs Act allows the government to do the first it also allow the government to do the second.