fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoCanada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdownarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down15
arrow-up1421arrow-down1external-linkCanada declares Flipper Zero public enemy No. 1 in car-theft crackdownarstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareHerr Woland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·10 months agoAh yes banning the tool will 100% take care of the problem.
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·10 months agoThat’s the main issue here, the flipper isn’t useful in car theft
minus-squareHerr Woland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoNot only that, you can easily buy more advanced car stealing tools that are made for this purpose from Chinese websites.
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·10 months agoClearly criminals who steal cars will DEFINITELY listen to this new law banning their tools.
minus-squareHerr Woland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoWe just need to make crime illegal 👌
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·10 months agoThat said, this is the argument that gun-owning cowards use, so does it fall under the “How do we stop this happening, says only country in the world where this happens regularly” category? Probably a wise move to nip it in the bud
minus-squareArbiterXero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoMaybe, but guns are a very different problem. A toddler won’t kill their sibling with this by accident.
Ah yes banning the tool will 100% take care of the problem.
That’s the main issue here, the flipper isn’t useful in car theft
Not only that, you can easily buy more advanced car stealing tools that are made for this purpose from Chinese websites.
Clearly criminals who steal cars will DEFINITELY listen to this new law banning their tools.
We just need to make crime illegal 👌
That said, this is the argument that gun-owning cowards use, so does it fall under the “How do we stop this happening, says only country in the world where this happens regularly” category?
Probably a wise move to nip it in the bud
Maybe, but guns are a very different problem.
A toddler won’t kill their sibling with this by accident.