Dunning Kruger

A survival instinct is of immense evolutionary value. Nearly all creatures that have survived danger well enough to reproduce and pass forward their characteristics have done so by possessing a mechanism that causes them to respond to danger and try to avoid death. This is often communicated by strong emotional and physiological responses. Humans are advanced in this regard, in that we can conceptualize danger in our minds and experience the reactions in our body as though they were the same thing.

Bolt cutters would make quick work of those cables; but if you don’t already have some, you might see if you can get a couple of flat head screw drivers into the top of the notch where your fingers are in the picture. I’m guessing that’s part of where the plastic cage comes apart when it’s unlocked, so it could be a good leverage point if you wanted to try just forcing it open.