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by nothrabannosir 3537 days ago
Fortunately, my threat model does not include people cutting off my fingers. Take out the pliers and you can have my phone. My notes are private, but not that private.
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That's the reality, for sure, but at least you're stripping away the air of respectability, law, and order. When you're whipping someone with a rubber hose, you've made a serious commitment.
" you're stripping away the air of respectability, law, and order."

Counterexample popped in my head was parents with a belt asking for iPhone unlocked. Still has respectability, law, and order in most places. I wonder if there are other counterexamples.

If you need to belt your kid to get access to their device, you've already gone well past the fail-state of parenting.
I've met some real hellions that I couldn't quite attribute to the seemingly-good parents. Your statement is probably true 90+% of the time, though.