<div dir="ltr">I called the OPD today to get stats on how many break-ins involve picked locks. The woman I spoke with was entirely unhelpful, saying something along the lines of "all break-in methods are comparably common".<div>
<br></div><div>Google searches suggest that ~5-10% of burglaries nationally involve picked locks.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:26 PM, Tommy York <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tommy.york@gmail.com" target="_blank">tommy.york@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">"<span style="line-height:14.399999618530273px;font-size:12px">OAKLAND -- One skill that appears all too common in Oakland these days is the ability to pick a lock. Burglaries jumped more than 40 percent last year, and not all of them involved window smashes."</span><div>
<span style="font-size:12px;line-height:14.399999618530273px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:14.399999618530273px">This is a horrific excuse for journalism. Not all burglaries involved window smashes? Oh really? And in that case, how many involved skilled lock picking?</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:14.399999618530273px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:14.399999618530273px">Mencken would be angry.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:14.399999618530273px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12px;line-height:14.399999618530273px">- tommy<br clear="all"></span><div>-----------------<br>Thomas Riley York (杨德民) <a href="tel:510.926.0510" value="+15109260510" target="_blank">510.926.0510</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:20 PM, J.D. Zamfirescu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zamfire@gmail.com" target="_blank">zamfire@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">more:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22683660/oakland-mayor-jean-quan-apologizes-promoting-lock-picking" target="_blank">http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22683660/oakland-mayor-jean-quan-apologizes-promoting-lock-picking</a><br>
</div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Matthew Senate <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mattsenate@gmail.com" target="_blank">mattsenate@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">It's awesome, free press!<br></div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:40 PM, rusty lindgren <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rustylindgren@gmail.com" target="_blank">rustylindgren@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>Oh dear gawd. This is possibly the most moronic piece of "journalism" I have ever seen. </div><div><br>
Are they unaware of the fact that you can go to a lock-picking school(actually it teaches you way more), and that this is just a cheaper version of that? (see: <a href="http://www.lock411.com/training.html" target="_blank">http://www.lock411.com/training.html</a>). </div>
<div><br></div><div> Also, virtually no crime in Oakland involves skilled lock-picking, because it's a waste of time. </div><div><br></div><div>Don't worry though, you can train in deadly martial arts, go to the shooting range, and buy ninja swords just about anywhere in Oakland, but picking a Masterlock is "appalling". </div>
<div><br></div><div>-Rusty<br><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Anca Mosoiu <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anca@techliminal.com" target="_blank">anca@techliminal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>Heads up. <span></span>Looks like some folks aren't too happy that people are learning how to pick locks this weekend.</div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:'.HelveticaNeueUI';white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9010047" target="_blank">http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9010047</a></span><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Here is Oakland Local's response:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:'.HelveticaNeueUI';white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://m.oaklandlocal.com/article/oaklands-mayor-quan-apologizes-mentioning-weekend-lockpicking-class-really" target="_blank">http://m.oaklandlocal.com/article/oaklands-mayor-quan-apologizes-mentioning-weekend-lockpicking-class-really</a></span><span><font color="#888888"><br>
</font></span></div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div><div>Anca</div><br><br>-- <br>-=-=-=-<div>Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal</div><div><a href="mailto:anca@techliminal.com" target="_blank">anca@techliminal.com</a></div>
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