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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 always wait for the pump to tell me it's out of receipt paper. I'm not sure I have ever actually gotten a receipt from a pump where I live. Other states, yes. At home, never.