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You're right, it is. If you keep forgetting to lock your door then the situation changes.

• JoeAltmaier 9y ago
  Its not the lock that makes it illegal. Its the act. Somebody reaches into your pocket to take your wallet, its not 'ok' because you didn't lock your pocket, is it? We're not yet to the point where its the victim's fault when victimized by a criminal. It may seem that way when there are so many active criminals. But some places its still possible to trust your neighbors. I live in one.
• harryh 9y ago
  That's not true at all. I grew up in a relatively small town. Literal years went by where my parents didn't lock the back door. It would have been illegal for someone to enter the house without their permission for that entire time period.