Couldn't you defeat it with a yardstick shoved under the door?
Depends on several factors. I sleep nicely with one on my door. Defeating the bar would make more noise and take longer than a perp would get once I wake up. And you assume the pepr would know what is impeding the opening of the door and patiently go find a yardstick/ As to the kids using it to keep a parent out, well even defeating it with a yardstick would teach a lesson don’tchaknow. [Drilling a small hole int he floor through which a 3” screw is inserted to hold the bar in place makes a yardstick just ridiculous.