METAL UNLOCKING DEVICES, SUCH AS SLIM-JIMS/METAL HANGERS, ETC., ARE CAUSING INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF SIDE-IMPACT AIRBAGE IN VEHICLE SSO EQUIPPED. IT WA SALLEGED THAT AT LEAST THREE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE BEEN KILLED AS A RESULT OF THESE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING, AND THE ENERGY CREATED COULD BE ENOUGH TO PUNCTURE THE BRAIN WITH SUCH UNLOCKING DEVICES.