Ok, for once, I'll bite.

I'm also against lock picking books being sold to the general public.

As I'm writing this, I've got lockpicks on my desk - I've been attempting to open padlocks [1]. I don't do this so that I can steal things (if anybody wants to steal things, then buy a set of bolt-cutters - it'll be easier). I do it because I appreciate the skill.

I also study martial arts. I'm vaguely aware of how to seriously hurt someone (or hopefully defend myself if the need ever arose). Does this make more dangerous? Not really - I really don't ever want to fight anyone.

Knowledge doesn't make people dangerous. It simply allows people to do more. People are not made dangerous by knowledge [2].

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[1]: 3 out of 5 so far. Damn.
[2]: Yes, this is facile. I'm aware that dangerous people can be made more dangerous by knowledge, and that there are gaping holes in this point of view.

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