I think it’s a matter of convenience, which I don’t find a remotely fringe argument to make. Just like in the case of guns- I can murder someone with a screwdriver too, but if I have an AR-15 I can murder a hundred times more people in the same span of time, with much less effort.
I can buy lockpicks, slimjims, and all sorts of other locksmith tools made specifically to gain access to cars quickly and easily. And I could have been doing so for way, way longer than the Flipper has existed.
"It is unacceptable that it is possible to buy tools that help car theft on major online shopping platforms.”
I can buy a hammer and screwdriver online, and those could be used for car theft. Does that make those also unacceptable?
They’re also really good at murder, a much more serious crime.
While we’re at it let’s just ban all metal cutlery, just to be on the safe side.
Go then champ
I’d want to see how they bypass the electronic lock with a hammer and a screwdriver. In fact I’d watch the shit out of that youtube channel.
By smashing the window and clicking the unlock button inside the vehicle.
I guess you haven’t seen all the TikTok videos of kids steeling Kia’s with nothing but a USB cable (used to turn the ignition, not anything digital).
To be fair, it doesn’t work in Canada because immobilizers are mandatory. They really love their cost cutting in the US though…
I think it’s a matter of convenience, which I don’t find a remotely fringe argument to make. Just like in the case of guns- I can murder someone with a screwdriver too, but if I have an AR-15 I can murder a hundred times more people in the same span of time, with much less effort.
I can buy lockpicks, slimjims, and all sorts of other locksmith tools made specifically to gain access to cars quickly and easily. And I could have been doing so for way, way longer than the Flipper has existed.