Actually, based on their argument it isn't logical at all, because they don't promote gun education as a bad thing.  If they are going to promote this as bad.  How many murders involved skilled gun use?  

It's totally morally inconsistent, and also is something legal you can do at a professional trade school.  Tool teaches a trade and by the logic of threat, it's self-defense(i.e. lock-pick forensics, getting better locks, knowing what to look for and all). 

I honestly can't think of anything more fraudulent in terms of journalism than this. 

-Rusty

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Anthony Di Franco <di.franco@aya.yale.edu> wrote:
If you knew how many different break-in methods the OPD recognizes, you'd have an estimate, then.


On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:31 PM, J.D. Zamfirescu <zamfire@gmail.com> wrote:
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@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.

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On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:20 PM, J.D. Zamfirescu <zamfire@gmail.com> wrote:


On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:15 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate@gmail.com> wrote:
It's awesome, free press!


On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 9:40 PM, rusty lindgren <rustylindgren@gmail.com> wrote:
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@techliminal.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,

Heads up. Looks like some folks aren't too happy that people are learning how to pick locks this weekend.


Here is Oakland Local's response:


Anca


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