Ethics
Because lock picking is sometimes viewed as a nefarious craft, locksport enthusiasts uphold a very rigorous standard of ethics. The credo of locksports has often been described as:
You may only pick locks that you own, or those to which you’ve been given expressed permission to pick by the rightful owner.
In an effort to keep lock picking skill away from those who would abuse it, members of locksport groups uphold a zero-tolerance for illegal or immoral lock picking, bypass, or other forms of entry. Though accounts of lock picking being used for crime are statistically very low, locksport enthusiasts feel they must uphold such strict standards to repudiate the often held misconception that they are participating in illegal activities.
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—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
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