Maybe this is why toilets never work on trains when I need them. What a shame...
In this case, we're talking about a door and a sliding lock. A mechanical design would not have had any of these failure states. All the system needed, was to connect the locking switch to the physical door lock, and none of this would've caused a problem.
If you're automating something as simple as a door lock, you need to be able to deal with this stuff. If you can't, stick to what works instead.
Unless you have been a part of the design process of train toilets (and please enlighten me if you are) then your beliefs really does not justify vandalism of public amenities.
If someone says "huh, I can just take this gum and walk out of the supermarket with it", calling them a thief is unwarranted.
people who remove things from supermarkets without paying are thiefs regardless of they knew they did something illegal. In law it is never an argument that you didn't know the law this is principally your own responsibility.
I'm not sure what your argument is, but if it's "bad people should stop doing bad things", I agree with you but I don't think it'll be very effective.
If it's "people shouldn't point out flaws on things", I have to disagree.
> This is the second time I've successfully tested this on a Class 800. For some reason this time I seem to have actually confused the toilet door controller enough that it decided "screw this" and went into out of order mode, which didn't happen the previous time.
So, yes, the author _did_, in fact, disable the door.
Actually doing the jumping out and leaving the cubicle locked and empty thing would be unethical. Seeing if it would be possible is less of an issue. Accidentally breaking something in the process is a hint not to try it a third time.
Of course you can damage or break any physical system if you apply too much force or use it the wrong way intentionally.
It was back to functioning normally only a short time later in any case.
In any case, on behalf of British train users, please stop occupying the toilet needlessly and playing with the door locks. What happens if you or the next person gets locked in there? What happens if someone thinks you're being suspicious and calls the transport police? The services are delayed enough as it is.