Stupid people!

[Flatlander]

Seven people have electrocuted themselves trying to steal copper from live electrical wires since July. *shaking head*

Article.

Evidence of natural selection? Or perhaps of God punishing sinners?

 

[morph4me]

Darwinism at it's best :ultracool BTW isn't stupid people redundant?

 

[hongkongfooey]

Seven people have electrocuted themselves trying to steal copper from live electrical wires since July. *shaking head*

Article.

Evidence of natural selection? Or perhaps of God punishing sinners?

It has nothing to do with any god. Just a bunch of asswipes stealing. Call it an occupational hazard.

 

[The Master]

steal a couple hundred bucks worth of copper wire.
cause several thousand dollars in damages.

sounds like they got their just deserts.

 

[bydand]

Seven people have electrocuted themselves trying to steal copper from live electrical wires since July.

As an Electrician I don't find this hard to belive at all. We have had to change our methods of keeping wire on the job sites because of the problem. Just for an "Oh by the way" type of thing: Consider our cost for wire, last year we were paying $72 per 1000' of 12/2, this summer that same roll went for $525 (thank God it is dropping again). It isn't just a couple of hundred dollars these guys get at one time, it is Thousands or tens-of-thousands of dollars at a time. Stupid? darn right, getting what they deserve? kind of harsh punishment for stealing IMHO. That is an opinion from someone who has to think in terms of 100,000 - 250,000 dollars to place a wire order each time. So while I think death is a bit harsh, locking them away for a LONG time with Bubba-the-lonely as a cell mate sounds about right. :whip1:

 

[JBrainard]

Darwinism at it's best :ultracool BTW isn't stupid people redundant?

This should definitely make the Darwin awards this year...

 

[Jade Tigress]

*shakes head* You just gotta wonder...WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING??? Duh.

 

[terryl965]

*shakes head* You just gotta wonder...WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING??? Duh.

probaly I need money and this is easy until it hits them.

 

[Jade Tigress]

probaly I need money and this is easy until it hits them.

LOL! You are sooooo right.

 

[Drac]

*shakes head* You just gotta wonder...WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE THINKING??? Duh.

I don't think they were...

 

[Nomad]

As an Electrician I don't find this hard to belive at all. We have had to change our methods of keeping wire on the job sites because of the problem. Just for an "Oh by the way" type of thing: Consider our cost for wire, last year we were paying $72 per 1000' of 12/2, this summer that same roll went for $525 (thank God it is dropping again). It isn't just a couple of hundred dollars these guys get at one time, it is Thousands or tens-of-thousands of dollars at a time. Stupid? darn right, getting what they deserve? kind of harsh punishment for stealing IMHO. That is an opinion from someone who has to think in terms of 100,000 - 250,000 dollars to place a wire order each time. So while I think death is a bit harsh, locking them away for a LONG time with Bubba-the-lonely as a cell mate sounds about right. :whip1:

Death is not what they deserve for stealing (or attempting to), it's what they deserve for being so darn stoopid as to try stealing live electical wires. Very Darwinian... get their genes out of the pool, they're only making humanity as a whole less intelligent.

 

[Flatlander]

Death is not what they deserve for stealing (or attempting to), it's what they deserve for being so darn stoopid as to try stealing live electical wires. Very Darwinian... get their genes out of the pool, they're only making humanity as a whole less intelligent.

Yup. They're bringing down the average, that's for sure. Well, they were.