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06-07-10, 09:58 AM #1
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County Durham cable theft youth found 'on fire'
An 18-year-old from County Durham was found on fire after trying to steal live electrical cable carrying 11,000 volts, police said.
The teenager, from Darlington, suffered extensive burns to his arms and head during the incident at derelict buildings in Newton Aycliffe.
He was taken to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary where his condition is described as serious.
A 19-year-old man was arrested and bailed after the incident on Saturday.
'Highly dangerous' Det Insp Simon Orton, of Durham Police, said: "This young man could have died. He will have to live with the consequences of his criminal action for the rest of his life.
"People who go out to steal copper cabling carrying electricity are putting their lives at risk.
"We have had a number of these types of burglaries recently and we want emphasise that the intruders are putting themselves in highly dangerous situations where death could result from dishonesty."
BBC News - County Durham cable theft youth found 'on fire'
There was a song sprang into my head when I read this story
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKhN0gh0kjY]YouTube - Bloodhound gang - The roof is on fire[/ame]"all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke.
"the world is a dangerous place place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who do not do anything about it" Albert Einstein
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06-07-10, 10:30 AM #2
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Looks like he got his fingers burnt on that one, there, thought I'd get it in first.
I like the warning "death could result from dishonesty" very poetic.the sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
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06-07-10, 10:35 AM #3
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the sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
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06-07-10, 12:56 PM #4
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That's kind of like stealing the custom wheels off a car doing 70.
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06-07-10, 01:04 PM #5
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Obviously the thief was a bit of a bright spark
the sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.
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06-07-10, 02:02 PM #6
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Smokin...........
A common mistake made when trying to come up with a totally foolproof design is to completely underestimate the innate ingenuity of fools.
The last thing I want to do is hurt you but it's still there on my list of options, so are you coming quietly.........?
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06-07-10, 04:36 PM #7
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If these daffy bastards could manage to use a $10 voltmeter then they may actually get better results.
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