allowing this would open the possibility of thefts forcing the victims to respond in a specific way thus opening a possibility of violence along with theft. so

allowing this would open the possibility of thefts forcing the victims to respond in a specific way thus opening a possibility of violence along with theft. so no to that. the solution to work as deterrent should be final: stolen device = brick device, no other possibility. in the case of solving theft of devices we have to choose the price we want to pay. all solutions are based on various ways to deter the theft. there is no solution to stop the action of theft once started. thus all solutions have a price that could range from false positives (like legit owners being locked out) to waste like theft happens because they dont know that they cannot unlock it without destroying the device.