‘Steal cable’: security product or invitation?

The Daily Reveille, a student newspaper produced for Louisiana State University, reports on a spate of bike thefts on campus, confirming that bike crime in uni towns is endemic.

“A thick, metal chain looped around Jarrad Rolon’s bicycle three times. The lock wrapped around the bike’s frame and wheels, tightly securing his bike to the stairwell near his third-floor residence in East Campus Apartments.

But the key lock was not enough to stop thieves from swiping the mechanical engineering sophomore’s bike.”

However, article author Nicholas Persac has made a juicy spelling mistake:

“Dakre Simmons, manager of The Bicycle Shop on Highland Road near campus, said there are two main types of bicycles locks - steal cables and u-locks.”

He ought to steel himself for a riposte from his editor. Boom-boom.