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If keys are useless, what are we using them for? They're clearly not useless.

• olefoo 13y ago
  Useless, in the sense that they are less than adequately effective; a reasonably able locksmith can open most barrel locks in seconds. If a criminal puts it in mind to acquire the skills, opening the locks is a small part of thievery, getting around the alarm is probably more of a concern.
  • anxx 13y ago
    I don't buy this reasoning. Yes, if someone really wanted to get in, they could probably learn to pick locks. But that doesn't mean locks are useless - now we reduced the pool of potential criminals to people who 1) know to pick locks 2) have been hanging around the area enough to know when the neighbors are away and unlikely to notice anything suspicious while a stranger is picking the locks 3) take greater risks. This is a significant improvement from anybody who saw that the car wasn't parked and decided to waltz in.