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Screws are inserted into gas pumps to prevent transactions from concluding, allowing thieves to steal gas according to police

The screw

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-police-warn-of-low-tech-scam-thieves-are-using-to-steal-gas/3942959/

Who cares how far down the flap travels? Moving the flap up turns the pump off and ends the transaction. Limiting the downward travel does nothing. What am I missing?

> Screws are inserted into gas pumps to prevent transactions from concluding, allowing thieves to steal gas according to police [The screw](https://poal.co/static/images/bbc4dcdcccdcdcf2.jpg) https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-police-warn-of-low-tech-scam-thieves-are-using-to-steal-gas/3942959/ Who cares how far down the flap travels? Moving the flap up turns the pump off and ends the transaction. Limiting the downward travel does nothing. What am I missing?
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I can only assume by what you said:

Idiot gets gas, screw somehow holds flap down enough so when you put handle back it doesn’t close out transaction, thus handle was never “put back” then they pull in behind you and pump.

But it’s nonsense. Some magic one way folding screw that allows the flap down but not fully back up?

Yeah just old man brain fear.