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Old 07-12-2008, 10:25 AM
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Darwin awards

Anyone stealing copper power line deserves a Darwin award, and generally gets it.


http://www.canada.com/globaltv/bc/news/story.html?id=23300fcd-ae18-48dc-bef1-43935f702213&k=99395

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070107.wthief0107/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20070107.wthief0107

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20080120/electrocuted_blackout_080120/20080120?hub=TorontoHome

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=97;t=000486;p=0

http://www.wyff4.com/news/9484796/detail.html

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-09-26-copper-theft_x.htm

http://www.zoutnet.co.za/details.asp?StoNum=5981

http://cbs11tv.com/local/copper.thefts.copper.2.494575.html

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/suspected-copper-thief-electrocuted/3710142564

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-electrocuted-copper-wire-web-may28,0,2605746.story

http://www.google.com/search?q=copper+thief+electrocuted&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

Last edited by whunter; 11-25-2008 at 01:19 AM.
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