Anti-theft device - why didn't it catch on?

[Buster'stheboy]

Marvellous inventors us Brits. An anti-theft device here demonstrates our ingenuity:

Amazing Anti-Thief Security Case! - YouTube

I bet his hand smarted somewhat after that!

 

[TDE1]

Marvellous!

Wouldn't want to be near it when it went off though, unless I was wearing my suit of armour

 

[ringway]

LOL!

Regretably, there's no chance of that being around in this day and age.

 

[Beetnik]

Use it today and the 'victim' would get off scot-free whilst you'd be had up for assault.

 

[John]

...or manslaughter if stood in the wrong place...

Reminds me of this anti-car jacking device on SA:

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