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Man electrocuted trying to steal copper in Marion
The State ^ | 16 July 2014

Posted on 07/16/2014 1:33:48 PM PDT by Gamecock

Authorities say a man has been electrocuted while trying to steal copper from [a] roof...

Investigators said the man was on a ladder around 1:30 a.m. Monday when it fell against a transformer, causing an explosion and shocking the man so badly his clothes caught fire.

(Excerpt) Read more at thestate.com ...


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: southcarolina
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1 posted on 07/16/2014 1:33:48 PM PDT by Gamecock
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..South Carolina


2 posted on 07/16/2014 1:35:00 PM PDT by Gamecock (There is room for all of God's animals. Right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.)
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To: Gamecock

Obviously, he didn’t read the mandated safety instructions on the ladder which warned not to use it near power currents.


3 posted on 07/16/2014 1:35:53 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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To: Gamecock

Hey Harry Reid, I hear there’s copper to be had in Marion.

Come on down.

We’ll keep the lights on for ya....heh!


4 posted on 07/16/2014 1:38:07 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Gamecock

At least the police won’t need to charge him...


5 posted on 07/16/2014 1:40:38 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Congratulations, you win the internet today!


6 posted on 07/16/2014 1:42:58 PM PDT by Wolfie
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At least the police won’t need to charge him...

They might have met with some resistance had they tried.

7 posted on 07/16/2014 1:43:18 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Gamecock

Electric stairs.


8 posted on 07/16/2014 1:43:53 PM PDT by IronJack
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To: Gamecock

His last words,

“You’ll never take me alive, Copper!”


9 posted on 07/16/2014 1:44:06 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Joe 6-pack
At least the police won’t need to charge him...

I'll bet his cell phone's fried.

10 posted on 07/16/2014 1:44:10 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi!)
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To: Gamecock

Play stupid games and win stupid prizes. That’s the phrase that should be on his headstone.


11 posted on 07/16/2014 1:45:54 PM PDT by CFW
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To: Joe 6-pack

It is speculated that he may have been a Hindu, as witnesses report hearing some Ohms.


12 posted on 07/16/2014 1:48:25 PM PDT by left that other site (You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
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At least the police won’t need to charge him... They might have met with some resistance had they tried.

You guys are shockingly clever today!

13 posted on 07/16/2014 1:51:39 PM PDT by rickomatic
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He might be an informed voter. Looks like he’s up on.... current... events. Thank you, I’ll be here all week. Tip your waitresses.


14 posted on 07/16/2014 1:56:29 PM PDT by christx30 (Freedom above all.)
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To: Gamecock; Slings and Arrows

He got the zot.


15 posted on 07/16/2014 1:59:22 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: Gamecock

Years ago our company was hired to rehab a building that had been overtaken and inhabited by homeless creatures, they sure weren’t people. Someone had stripped all the major and most of the minor wiring out, including the main connections to the hot transformer. The rep from Edison was quite impressed!


16 posted on 07/16/2014 2:00:05 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Gamecock

was it an aluminum ladder?


17 posted on 07/16/2014 2:00:09 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Vigilanteman

His family, as soon as he is identified, will bring a lawsuit against the power company and the ladder manufacturer.


18 posted on 07/16/2014 2:00:24 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Gamecock; Slings and Arrows

..instead of three hots and a cot.


19 posted on 07/16/2014 2:01:06 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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To: Cementjungle

like, ohm-my-gawd!


20 posted on 07/16/2014 2:04:17 PM PDT by SpinnerWebb (IN-SAPORIBVS-SICVT-PVLLVM)
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