Originally Posted by Ziemas

The guy left his bike on the street OVERNIGHT. That's hardly a good lock-up, and a far cry from all the shouting about 'no one will do a thing if some comes with power tools to steal your bike on a crowded street!' hysteria.

You're right, high-end U-lock compromise is rare, so rare in fact that it's not worth worrying about if you use some common sense and lock up properly. I never said that it didn't happen.....