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You're correct, but lock picking is useful for criminals who are looking to break into a building without leaving a trace (for whatever nefarious purpose).
by Shoop 11y ago
You're correct, but lock picking is useful for criminals who are looking to break into a building without leaving a trace (for whatever nefarious purpose).
- RightWingRabble 11y agoDo you have a real life example of such a criminal, or is this just speculation?
- tashi 11y agoWatergate is the first example that popped into my head.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoI.e. the range from "very sophisticated criminals" to Mossad. An average person isn't even a potential target for this group. That said, locks serve a different purpose - they're to stop random people from just coming by, taking your stuff and leaving. The kind of people who are not 100% commited to burglary, so they won't be destroying your property in order to get in, but who'd nevertheless take your stuff if they found it unprotected. That, and also the important social signal: "strangers not welcome without announcing themselves and being allowed to enter".