Code by @ioerror

fourth_amendment.sh

#!/bin/bash
# This is a hack I wrote to overwrite $1 with the 4th Amendment.
# It's not pretty, it's not fast, but it works.
# If $1 is a device, when it's full, errors will be thrown and not handled.
# If $1 is not a device, the block device that it resides on will eventually
# fill up, if this script is left running.

# The next line will cause the script to exit on any errors, like
# when the device is full. Hey, I said it was a hack.
set -e

echo "This hack overwrites $1 with the text of the 4th Amendment."
echo "ALL DATA WILL BE LOST."

echo "Are you absofrigginlutely sure you want to continue?"
select yn in "Yes" "No"; do
    case $yn in
        Yes ) exec > $1
            while : 
                do echo "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, " \
                "houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and " \
                "seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, " \
                "but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and " \
                "particularly describing the place to be searched, and the " \
                "persons or things to be seized.";
                done;;
        No ) exit;;
    esac
done