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There's no reason to fix those locks because 1. if they were actually unpickable you could drill them out or cut them off and 2. you can replace the core yourse

There's no reason to fix those locks because 1. if they were actually unpickable you could drill them out or cut them off and 2. you can replace the core yourself if you want to. It's harder than LPL makes it look though.

lazide 3y ago
Kinda. I'm well aware of the why - I first learned to pick locks long before LPL went into law school, and have taught a lot of other folks how to pick too. Drilling and cutting shows signs of entry. Picking usually doesn't (at least not unambiguously or in a way a typical person will notice). Despite the old detective novels claiming otherwise. And replacing the core (which I often do!) requires knowledge and (minor) capital outlay that most folks just don't have. Notably, out of the box in the US, the locks generally 'work'. Everything is low density, there are alternative means of defending oneself against day to day criminal acts (guns), and generally a gov't that ignores folks - until they come down with unstoppable force on specific targets. There is not (yet) pervasive oppression like a Stasi/East Germany, China/Hong Kong, Gestapo/Reich Era Germany, Franco/Spain, etc. Notably, European and Asian residences have dramatically higher lock standards and stronger doors. Both regions are denser, and also have significant history of gov't unrest and a history of much more, shall we say, 'uncomfortable' relations between the gov't and the population. Doing a 'no knock raid' on a residence in any European or Asian city is going to look a lot more like this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqN7KpcpBLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqN7KpcpBLU] for instance than in the US where it's a solid kick and they're in. (random click-baity youtube video, you've been warned!) I suspect both regions have real, practical security concerns + the population is willing to pay for them because culturally they've learned. Most American ones at the moment, haven't/don't have those concerns yet. And that is convenient for many parties.
- mrguyorama 3y ago
  Americans also have a stupid amount of faith in the words on the box. Every lock says it is secure, so most people buying locks think they are secure. There's no real legal definition that contradicts the "secure" on the box, because Masterlock can very well deem "Pickable by a novice and drillable in seconds" as "secure"
  - lazide 3y ago
    Yup. And frankly, learning enough to have a chance of figuring out if it's bullshit or not just... results in you spending a lot of time and effort, and then spending more on locks? Which maybe helps, but realistically doesn't unless you're doing some other odd things. Most people don't have anything worth stealing by anyone who has something to lose. And anyone who doesn't have anything to lose might as well just mug you outside your front door or bash a window in anyway.

lazide 3y ago

Kinda. I'm well aware of the why - I first learned to pick locks long before LPL went into law school, and have taught a lot of other folks how to pick too. Drilling and cutting shows signs of entry. Picking usually doesn't (at least not unambiguously or in a way a typical person will notice). Despite the old detective novels claiming otherwise. And replacing the core (which I often do!) requires knowledge and (minor) capital outlay that most folks just don't have. Notably, out of the box in the US, the locks generally 'work'. Everything is low density, there are alternative means of defending oneself against day to day criminal acts (guns), and generally a gov't that ignores folks - until they come down with unstoppable force on specific targets. There is not (yet) pervasive oppression like a Stasi/East Germany, China/Hong Kong, Gestapo/Reich Era Germany, Franco/Spain, etc. Notably, European and Asian residences have dramatically higher lock standards and stronger doors. Both regions are denser, and also have significant history of gov't unrest and a history of much more, shall we say, 'uncomfortable' relations between the gov't and the population. Doing a 'no knock raid' on a residence in any European or Asian city is going to look a lot more like this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqN7KpcpBLU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqN7KpcpBLU] for instance than in the US where it's a solid kick and they're in. (random click-baity youtube video, you've been warned!) I suspect both regions have real, practical security concerns + the population is willing to pay for them because culturally they've learned. Most American ones at the moment, haven't/don't have those concerns yet. And that is convenient for many parties.

mrguyorama 3y ago
Americans also have a stupid amount of faith in the words on the box. Every lock says it is secure, so most people buying locks think they are secure. There's no real legal definition that contradicts the "secure" on the box, because Masterlock can very well deem "Pickable by a novice and drillable in seconds" as "secure"
- lazide 3y ago
  Yup. And frankly, learning enough to have a chance of figuring out if it's bullshit or not just... results in you spending a lot of time and effort, and then spending more on locks? Which maybe helps, but realistically doesn't unless you're doing some other odd things. Most people don't have anything worth stealing by anyone who has something to lose. And anyone who doesn't have anything to lose might as well just mug you outside your front door or bash a window in anyway.