The stupid - it burns. Literally
From the Pittsburgh, PA
CBS affiliate:
W. Va. Man Electrocuted After Shooting Down Power Line To Steal Copper
Police in Fayette County say a man was electrocuted when he picked up a live power line that he had shot down in order to steal copper from it.
Fayette County Sheriff Steve Kessler says the man�s body was found Wednesday in Thurmond.
Kessler says the man and an accomplice planned to strip the line of its copper wiring to later sell as scrap metal.
Kessler says the man was killed instantly when he picked up the power line. His name wasn�t released pending notification of relatives.
Media outlets report the accomplice was charged with an attempt to commit a felony, conspiracy to commit a felony and disruption of a public utility.
Being electrocuted hurts like hell -- probably one of the more painful ways to die. The joke is that power lines do not have copper in them any more -- they are all either aluminum or aluminum with a steel core (for tensile strength).
Posted by DaveH at May 12, 2013 3:53 PM