Most professional locksmiths can't even pick locks, let alone any successful former thieves I have known. You will rarely see either not go directly for a destr

Most professional locksmiths can't even pick locks, let alone any successful former thieves I have known. You will rarely see either not go directly for a destructive entry method even when trivial bypasses are available if one had bothered to research. Lock picking is basically only found among the locksport community.