the lock!
This is interesting:
It is illegal to lock picks in Japan, they were made illegal in 2003 by the "Act on Prohibition of Possession of Special Picking Tools, and Other Related Matters"(特殊開錠用具の所持の禁止等に関する法律) which forbids owning any tool used to bypass locks unless there is a legitimate business need.
Violation of this can lead to 1 year in prison or a 500,000 yen (~$5000 USD) fine. Legitimate business need is a bit vague, but it is typically interpreted as you can only have them if you are a locksmith. Since a hobby is not a legitimate business need, the lock picking hobby is effectively banned. The law does not specify just lock picks, but rather any tool that can be used to bypass locks!
Thank you for your explanation,I understand better your meaning.
Why?If I've understood well,she would still live at home during her studies.
Angelina right for some who get something for wearing the belt the advantages outweigh the disadvantages
Yes,no bad consequences but losing all the advantages she got by accepting to wear it,and so,using the same rules than before she started to wear it,which can be hard to accept...
I meant the consequences for convinced wearer would only be to lose the advantages they get,and that the fact they lose these,and resume with the rules they had before,would be enough to make them keep wearing it.
Maybe a bit more than now,but she would still have a lot of lessons and have to review it,so not that much,if she's serious.Especially at first,as she would have to adapt to the rhythm of learning at university.
Vanessa I meant the consequences for convinced wearer would only be to lose the advantages they get,and that the fact they lose these,and resume with the rules they had before,would be enough to make them keep wearing it.
that's true, there is a certain difference to us involuntary wearers. sounds a bit like oprant conditioning. using negative/positive reinforcement/punishment, i read something about that in a book recently.
Tollyboy locks are mostly 7 pin radial locks there are some 8 pin radial locks, there is one 13 pin radial lock where the pins are set in a double row with cuts on the inside and out side of the key.
On many of them a radial pick will certainly not work easily as the bottom pins are of variable length and the springs are of differing strengths so just bottoming out the tool will mostly not work.
Most locks have a spool pin(s) and/or serrated pin(s) to give a false set.
Some special locks also have trap pins in them. Try to pick one of them and don't get it exactly right and you will have a lock that can't be turned by anything including the original keys.
There are some odd ball belts out there with very bulky Medico locks, I wouldn't think they would be pickable even by most locksmiths.
There is / was some experimental work with Galaxy locks from the Australian lock company. I think they are practically unpickable by anyone.