Re: James Bond Credit Card Lock Picks

["R.H.Campbell" <rh.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lockpicks are not something that should be freely available for obvious
reasons. Many state legislatures feel the same way. That issue really has
nothing to do with locking boards. Those who sell restricted tools with no
control may in fact be breaking the law (although with todays wide open
internet, it's not likely they would ever face any kind of retribution,
which is probably exactly why they are able to get away with it....)

Simply unlocking a board has nothing to do with the availability and sale of
restricted tools ! Even if the unlocking of a board could in fact be
contributing towards theft, it doesn't fall in the same league as
distributing tools that could cause potential public harm. In most
jurisdictions, if you innocently buy a product from someone who is selling
it second hand, and you buy it truly believing it to not be stolen, and it
subsequently turns out to be indeed stolen, you still own it. No third party
can be held responsible for the acts of someone else if they purchased the
goods innocently. I suspect the same legal logic would go for unlocking a
stolen board as long as the party doing the unlocking didn't suspect it was
stolen (although that only deals with the legal perspective, not the moral
one....).

Sorry Jack, I can't explain it any better than that even if you see some
irony in it.

RHC

"alarman" <alarman2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A5ztf.703$jR.301@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> Then there would be a distinction made based on the reason the board was
> locked, and whether or not that reason was legitimate in your judgment.
> Also, you are taking the word of the dealer or other end user requesting
> the
> unlocking service. How does your judgment of these circumstances differ
> from
> the judgment of the merchant selling picks? The intent however, is the
> same
> in the case of one who unlocks a board for a fee, as it is for a merchant
> selling lock picks for a profit. You can argue that  unless the merchant
> is
> checking credentials, the sale is dubious.. The problem with unlocking
> boards is that even if you only do it for dealers, there is no way to be
> sure you are not assisting someone to subvert a legitimate contract by
> doing
> so.
>
> I don't necessarily have trouble with someone who performs the unlocking
> service, but I do find your condemnation of the sale of lock picks,
> coupled
> with your rationalization for unlocking boards ironic.
> js
>
>


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