Comment on Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts

smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yeah, since we can’t stop murderers, we should do nothing about it.

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  • baggins@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Banning flipper is exactly that- doing nothing- because you can’t actually use one to steal a car.

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  • tias@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The thing we should do is hold car manufacturers accountable for neglecting security in cars.

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    • AtariDump@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Remember, the “s” in IoT stands for security.

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      • ruepfe@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        nice one

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  • scytale@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Flipper Zero can’t be used to hijack any car, specifically the ones produced after the 1990s, since their security systems have rolling codes

    So actually doing nothing.

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  • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    God I love these shit analogies.

    Here’s the thing: banning murder hurts absolutely no one and accomplishes a lot.

    Banning Flipper Zero, however they decide to do it, hurts hobbyists and helps no one.

    See how your analogy is the opposite of reality?

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    • MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you truly want to solve something then you have to make some draconian-like laws and enforce it with rigorous effort. Sometimes the harshest measures are the safest measures.

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      • CurbsTickle@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Now tell everyone how banning a device which can’t be used for car thefts, will somehow help with car thefts.

        I think we’d all like to know.

        Or, you know, it’s incredibly stupid to ban. But what do I know? Other than that you can’t use a flipper to steal a car of course.

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      • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ok PolPot

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  • agent_flounder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    “If you want to stop murders just ban kitchen knives.” --canadian politicians

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    • helenslunch@feddit.nl ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      5 years later:

      “If you want to stop murders just ban scissors.” --canadian politicians

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  • deafboy@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Let’s establish an international anti-murder day. It won’t save anyone, but at least we did SOMETHING!

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  • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We can’t stop murderers, so let’s band all guns, knives, baseball bats and tire irons.

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    • MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I do agree with the gun part, the rest are up to serious debate.

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      • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        They were being sarcastic.

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