Yeah, i think the message was that there really is no alternative, but most cyclists know that if a bike thief wants your bike, there is nothing you can do to guarantee he won't get it, maybe short of chaining yourself to it 24/7. Most people's realistic goal, as sad as the concept is, is just to make your bike harder to steal than the next bike down.

The scariest thing about that video for me is how the guy could carry 42" bolt cutters right through busy streets, cut the lock and then ride off with the blot cutters sitting in plain view across the handlebars without anyone saying or doing anything.