27 Feb
2013
27 Feb
'13
11:31 p.m.
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".
Google searches suggest that ~5-10% of burglaries nationally involve picked
locks.
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:26 PM, Tommy York <tommy.york(a)gmail.com> wrote:
"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."
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?
Mencken would be angry.
- tommy
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:20 PM, J.D. Zamfirescu <zamfire(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
more:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/breaking-news/ci_22683660/oakland-mayor-jean-q…
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
It's awesome, free press!
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:40 PM, rusty lindgren <rustylindgren(a)gmail.com
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Oh dear gawd. This is possibly the most moronic
piece of "journalism"
I have ever seen.
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: http://www.lock411.com/training.html).
Also, virtually no crime in Oakland involves skilled lock-picking,
because it's a waste of time.
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".
-Rusty
On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Anca Mosoiu <anca(a)techliminal.com>wrote;wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Heads up. Looks like some folks aren't too happy that people are
> learning how to pick locks this weekend.
>
> http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/east_bay&id=9010047
>
> Here is Oakland Local's response:
>
>
>
http://m.oaklandlocal.com/article/oaklands-mayor-quan-apologizes-mentioning…
>
> Anca
>
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