Monkey see, monkey do
Pulling into the parking lot of a local big-box store I can see a cop car . I drive by and see the cop had just opened a locked car for a store customer. Nice. Many small town departments will do that, many more won't. I found a parking space about 60 feet from where the cop had just done the opening. I exited my car and hit the lock button on my way out. OOPS......the keys are in the ignition. Of course, the cop that had opened the other car was now gone. Went into the store and had the customer service desk call the local police to see if a unit could come and open the car. Ten minutes waiting and an officer showed up and used the Big Stick and an air wedge to open my car. I had to sign a waiver releasing the department from any damages. That's all fine. I got in and sheepishly drove away.
'Gunter glieben glauten globen' Def Leppard, Rock of Ages, 1983