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Originally Posted by sircastor
I think what he was saying is that locks help honest people avoid temptation. We're all susceptible to doing things we shouldn't, but it's easier to avoid the temptation if there's some other thing dissuading us.
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I'm aware what he meant but I still think it's a silly phrase, not to mention insulting to the genuinely honest people.
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Originally Posted by sircastor
To be fair, I think it's much rarer that a lock keeps you out of your own house
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That happened to a friend of mine a couple weeks ago. The locksmith came and opened the new reinforced "high security" door in about 10 seconds with only a cordless drill and a screwdriver. With almost no noise at that.
Drawing an analogy to DRM is left as an exercise for the reader
