

I don’t think it will matter. We need modern logistics to produce and get food to people. Without that 90% of people will starve in the first few months.
It’s good to have supplies for regional disasters and events that only last a few weeks or months. But if the national grid is going to be out for a year or more and things like fuel and food can’t be transported and stored at key locations then it’s all going to shit.
The court is capable of calling out more than one person. It could send him to prison for the original crime and also charge the police with a separate crime of trying to frame him.