The rubber band serves to wedge the door open for the intruder.
Rubber band on front door.
All you have to do is unlatch it.
It s a sobering thought for anyone who worries about home.
Then twist the rubber band once and then loop it around the other knob.
Origin on 21 april 2016 facebook user kim fleming posted an image of a rubber band stretched over a door latch handle along with a message warning people about a new method of employing rubber.
The rubber band holds the latch down preventing the door from latching shut.
The rubber band can hold the door open once the lock is disengaged.
You don t even need to open the door.
To keep that from happening take a rubber band and loop it around one doorknob or handle.
According to kim s local sheriff this is becoming more commonly seen in burglaries.
When she finally opened her front door she found a rubber band wrapped around her doorknob.
Now if the door closes you can push it back open with your body even if your hands are full.
Burglars place a rubber band around the door knob allowing them to barge into the house as soon as the home owner unlatches the door without having to wait for the home owner to actually turn the knob.