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[–] 83 points 2 years ago (5 children)

If there is no keyhole to pick then it is probably marginally more secure, but if a burglar wants to get into your home then no door lock is going to stop them. They could just break it or break your windows.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is it. The weakest part of most doors is the door. A sledge hammer will go through a door or window regardless of the lock.

    Smart locks are way more convenient and the ability to grant timed access and unique access controls probably makes them more secure.

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  • [+] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you’re caught with a lock pick, or sledge hammer or saw all, that establishes intent. You’ll do more time. Of course that’s a huge “if”

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    If they thought that far ahead they wouldn't be running around breaking into homes and cars.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Have you seen the scrap prices for catalytic converters? Also, the best thieves of all time were the ones that stole the catalytic converters from the police vehicles in a certain major city. Other than taxes paying for their replacements, I’m not even mad, I’m impressed with their hubris.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    They could just break it or break your windows.

    This is why you need backup measures. For example, if they break in through my windows, they'll be foiled by the micromachines I placed strategically on the floor. If they break through the door, they'll have to contend with the blowtorch I have rigged just inside the entryway. Always remember, "this is my house, I have to defend it."

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Traps are technically illegal.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Just leave some Lego on the ground. Perfectly legal, yet instantly lethal to anyone who steps on it.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    instantly lethal to anyone who steps on it

    I like to pretend the afterlife is like a big AA meeting or group therapy session where people have conversations about how they died.

    "So how did you die?"

    "Oh, I broke into someone's house. The bastard left Legos everywhere. I tried my best to avoid them all, but it was so dark that I missed a dark blue 1x1 brick. It shattered every bone in my leg like tempered glass. The sudden collapse from pain and losing all structural integrity in my leg caused me to fall on the remaining Legos. A green plate sliced my jugular. The last thing I remember as things were going dark was a dark figure approaching. It was holding a Lego Millennium Falcon above its head as if it was going to throw it full-force against my skull. The next thing I knew, I was here."

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago*

    I had a metal door and an iron gate inside with shitty locks. Burglers broke the locks and got in.

    I replaced the door and got great locks. The locks held up fine but they broke the gate right out of the wall and got in.

    If someone wants to get in, they will.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    We have steel doors and protection metal bars in the windows in LATAM (yep, our houses are little fortress) and even that would not stop the most dedicated burglars...

    You know, I feel cameras help even more, these scums get anxiety when they see cameras lol.

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