[jeffspower]

Locks on anything are just to keep honest people honest. Sometimes all it does is make a thief do thousands of dollars worth of damage to snag that old radar detector that isn't worth 10 bucks.

Stealing petty stuff from cars is so bad in my hometown that the police chief commented in an interview with the newspaper that people should consider clearing out any valuables and leaving cars unlocked at night. That way, the thief can just go in for a look, find nothing, then leave.