Deadbolts are worthless as protection. It's child's play to open a deadbolt from the outside of a hotel door for someone who truly wants to. I won't bother linking to the dozens of YouTube videos that show how to do it. But as long as the door handle on the inside of the room automatically turns the deadbolt too, it's no protection at all.
All you're really doing with those is keeping drunk opportunists out of your room. They don't stop professional thieves. The way you stop professional thieves is to not become a target in the first place.
On May 31, 2013, at 2:46 AM, "Bob Bartop" <bobbartop@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > It's interesting how people staying in hotel rooms act so dumbfounded after discovering their rooms had been entered overnight while sleeping and their valuables stolen....AFTER BEING TOO STUPID TO UTILIZE THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THEIR DOORS!
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> Perhaps she was too "stupid" in not asking for another room, but the article SAYS the deadbolt was broken.
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> I can't imagine ANYONE not putting the deadbolt or chain on, especially when going to sleep. Even "stupid" people aren't THAT stupid.
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> Of course, if you're drunk, all bets are off.
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