Posted on 10/23/2009 12:15:21 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The mean-spirited would call it Darwinism at work. A suspected thief got the shock of his life after apparently trying to steal copper.
The man is in a Northern California burn unit after his alleged robbery attempt when horribly wrong. Police were tipped to the crime by a power outage. Soon after the power went out someone called the Rodeo Fire Department to report a telephone pole fire.
As crews responded to the fire, they noticed a man walking down the street suffering from visible burns.
Investigators with the East Bay Regional Parks District say they think the man was trying to steal copper and accidental cut through a live line.
"In the rural areas of Contra Costa County, there is a theft of copper issue that has surfaced since the recession has begun. I would say it's dangerous and it's also theft," Dave Davidson with the park department.
A helicopter airlifted the victim/suspect to the UC Davis Burn Center. Doctors say he has second and third degree burns.
They hope to get more information after they interview the victim/suspect.
It sizzled hiz pizzle fo shizzle.
Yuh te hay...Good video.
Hello to you too. You got the greeting very close. (Yah’ah’teh). Yes I thought the video was unique. I saw your open air market pictures. Very exotic to me.
“The thief’s parents never taught him to conduct himself appropriately ... otherwise he would have resisted this temptation.”
You could have gone all day without writing that. :>)
I won’t call it Darwinism at work unless he dies.
Even then I won’t.
“Evolution in action” has a nicer ring to it.
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