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Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by Rebelgecko on Thursday July 20, 2023 @11:39AM (#36802129)
Dunno how I feel about that metaphor. To me the current situation isn't just saying "police have the power to kick in doors". It's more like "citizens are banned from building houses with doors that make it hard for police to enter".
Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by Spivak on Thursday July 20, 2023 @12:07PM (#36802591)
I think if you could build such a thing they would be banned on the same grounds.
Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by appletrotter on Thursday July 20, 2023 @12:52PM (#36803292)
It already exists. You can have a door with a steel core. It's not illegal.

https://www.reddit.com/r/facepalm/comments/zcvwno/steel_rein...

Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by gene91 on Thursday July 20, 2023 @01:48PM (#36804077)
Are the windows and walls of the said house also made of steel? In that video, why are the armed personnel so obsessed with entering through the door?
Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by filoleg on Thursday July 20, 2023 @06:04PM (#36807361)
Because real life isn't an action movie, and police would rather try to ram the door for a while and hope it budges, instead of instantly going for rappelling from the rooftop or for using a ladder. Especially given how relatively uncommon steel core doors in apartments are in practice.
Re:Apple says it'll remove iMessage and FaceTime in UK rathe... by jstarfish on Thursday July 20, 2023 @06:04PM (#36807364)
One guy climbing through a shard-lined window is easy to mow down; the first cop that dies halfway through will block access to the rest. It also disarms the guy with the riot shield.

Opening the door lets a group of them quickly file in at once to swarm the occupants.