Word: anti-theft
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...much to justify its purchase over thrift store duds and sealed, Fruit of the Loom three-packs.A friend of mine once explained to me that American Apparel has a “don’t ask” policy for shoplifting and doesn’t use anti-theft clips. Because of this, it’s a right of passage for hipsters to steal their clothing from Am Ap. I’m not trying to suggest anything, but I’ll simply say, enjoy the recession however you see fit. —Columnist Andrew...
...paid for my purchases, but the security gate at Barnes & Noble was squealing anyway. The problem was Al Franken's Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. The cashier had not deactivated its anti-theft insert, but I couldn't help wondering if the book was screeching at being trapped in the same bag with liberal-bias critic Bernard Goldberg's best seller Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite. (One Franken chapter is titled "I Bitch-Slap Bernie Goldberg.") "Let me desensitize Mr. Franken for you," the guard said...
Americans go to great lengths for safety: We install elaborate security systems in our homes, anti-theft mechanisms on our cars and remind even our smallest children to "Stop, drop and roll" at the merest hint of fire...
...Katie: My analogy of rape is to car theft. You can buy heavy-duty anti-theft devices or loud alarms or devices that will disable your engine when a thief comes near. Women can choose to never be alone with a guy and other absurd extremes to protect themselves from rape. But, the car thief can still steal the car if they really want to. Women can reduce the risk, but ultimately rape will only end when rapists stop raping...
BRAKING CAR THEFTS Steering-wheel locks like the Club are nifty anti-theft devices, except for one problem: a skilled thief can cut through the steering wheel where they are attached, remove the lock and drive off in your BMW. The new Autolock from Lawman Order Corp. ($50, available at the site unbrakeable.com tries to solve this problem by attaching to the brake pedal, which is much harder to sever. Then again, with the steering wheel untethered, a thief might try to drive the car anyway and smash your Beemer into a tree. Oops...