[gjm11]

1. Apple already had the phone; Gizmodo sent it back to them.

2. "If I were Apple, I would have done X" does not in any way imply "Apple did X".

[nailer]

1. Interesting. So what was the purpose of the raid?

2. Agreed. There may be a remote chance the police just read the internet and really, really care about apple. But I doubt it.

[infinite8s]

The purpose of the raid was to determine who sold the phone to Gizmodo. Hence their defense using the journalist shield law.