[TheThinkTank] Bike Thief lessons?

Have any of you heard of this? Do any of you do anything similar?

Makes sense that it works...

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL0489099820080604?feedTyp...

I wonder if any shops out there have some kind of policy about what kind of locks will get reused, and which ones just discarded/recycled. I know we see a ton of crappy, cheap, breakable-with-a-wet-noodle wire/cable locks. What do you do with them? Is there a "minimum level of security" on locks that go out from your shops? Do you do any kind of theft awareness/ lock education?