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Platapus

10-24-10 08:09 AM

What a revolting story

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/10/24/...ex.html?hpt=T2

Man electrocuted in botched copper wire theft, police say

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One man was electrocuted and his female partner was severely burned after the couple attempted to steal copper wire from a vacant property in Southern California, police said.

"I believe they thought the power was off," said Lt. Keith Hupp of the South Gate Police Department.

Am I a terrible person if I immediately thought of a pun about a "hot" wire?

What is truly tragic is that this couple's kids may have seen it. That would stynk. :nope:

the_tyrant

10-24-10 08:27 AM

I don't know weather to laugh or to cry

tater

10-24-10 08:50 AM

Myself, I was laughing.

I have no sympathy for thieves.

papa_smurf

10-24-10 01:50 PM

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I have no sympathy for thieves.

Ditto, serves them right. We got this happening to over here, but they steal from anything from homes, to sub-stations, and even take copper wiring from railway points causing massive disruption.

Penguin

10-24-10 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf (Post 1520908)

Ditto, serves them right. We got this happening to over here, but they steal from anything from homes, to sub-stations, and even take copper wiring from railway points causing massive disruption.

Same here, but it has chilled down a little since the prices for metal went down.
Causing delays because some arses stole the wires from the railway can be annoying, but here they stole a playground slide this year. C'mon, how cruel can you be? Heartless bastards!

GoldenRivet

10-24-10 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tater (Post 1520784)

Myself, I was laughing.

I have no sympathy for thieves.

Ditto.

Morons.

Its their own tuff chit

Jimbuna

10-24-10 02:41 PM

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"I believe they thought the power was off," said Lt. Keith Hupp of the South Gate Police Department.

I do believe they did :yep:

tater

10-24-10 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna (Post 1520942)

I do believe they did :yep:

Bzzzzzzzzzzt!

(wrong answer)

:D

Jimbuna

10-24-10 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tater (Post 1520944)

Bzzzzzzzzzzt!

(wrong answer)

:D

http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/electricf.gif

krashkart

10-24-10 07:41 PM

I hope the copper is okay. :hmmm:

bookworm_020

10-24-10 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by papa_smurf (Post 1520908)

Ditto, serves them right. We got this happening to over here, but they steal from anything from homes, to sub-stations, and even take copper wiring from railway points causing massive disruption.

Quite a few of the delays here in Sydney on the rail network are due to these thefts. Power companies, Telstra (Australia's telecom), railways and electricians have reported increases in copper thefts, in particular when copper prices spike.

Telstra has had phone exchanges ripped apart by people taking the copper. It might be only worth $75,000 but they can do over $1,500,000 worth of damage....:stare::stare::stare::stare:

nikimcbee

10-24-10 11:01 PM

I'll bet a diet dr pepper they were methheads.

Fitting end:woot:

nikimcbee

10-24-10 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by krashkart (Post 1521082)

I hope the copper is okay. :hmmm:

:har::woot:

TLAM Strike

10-24-10 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1520769)

Am I a terrible person if I immediately thought of a pun about a "hot" wire?

You are worse than you realize... you didn't see the "ReVOLTing story" pun... :03:

:O:

HunterICX

10-25-10 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tater (Post 1520784)

Myself, I was laughing.

I have no sympathy for thieves.

+1

good riddance

HunterICX

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