[pjscott]

In a way, this is a useful life lesson: sometimes the most reasonable thing to do is to lie to unreasonable institutions.

[einhverfr]

And thereby commit a misdemeanor under some interpretations of the CFAA.

[pjscott]

What are the odds of suffering any negative repercussions? Especially for a minor?

[einhverfr]

None, as long as you don't piss off a prosecutor somewhere who wants to punish you for being a bad person. The problem here is it makes it possible for someone to say "show me the man and I'll find you the crime."

Not a good position to be in, honestly....