I forgot my key on the hole and locked the door when I got in. Now I can’t open the door.

I’m not concerned, the wife is hanging with a friend, so she’ll be able to open the door when she gets back, but I was planning to go get a pizza

      • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
        4·
        7 months ago

        Are people actually worried about this scenario? Seems like having the invader in the first place and you are pretty far down a road where the police lockout is relatively small potatoes given the situation. Also where im at a locked door in that situation won’t stop cops much. If anything the criminal migh find he escalated such that special units were called to the scene.

          • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
            1·
            7 months ago

            I have been thinking about it and I think I have seen it at some folks places but then they basically kept a key in it anyway. I could sorta see the bolt as you should not be able to lock yourself in/out with that.

        • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          7 months ago

          The double sided locks are so they can’t bust a window and reach through to unlock it.

          It doesn’t have anything to do with locking the police out.

    • tehWrapper@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      I lived in an apartment that had a keyed lock on both sides cause of a small window in the door. Was to stop someone from breaking the glass reaching in and turning the dead bolt from the inside.

      I replaced the inside with a standard non keyed latch cause I was worried about fire and also felt odd if someone came over and I locked the door they would be trapped… scare a girl you bring home in a hurry. 😆

      • Chris@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        7 months ago

        Keyed on both sides is the standard now in the UK. I’m not sure why, probably security reasons.