Man severely burnt during failed cable theft

[LaraC]

There is only one way they will get anything out of him. Prison or he loots them/us elsewhere to pay back. Either way, the tax payer losses in the end.

Would insurance companies attempt to recover losses from criminals when they are convicted?

 

[j4ck455]

If only there was a prison island (preferably with zero electricity and zero food) frequented by hungry sharks where such criminals could be incarcerated.

The hospital staff should hook the criminal up to the mains and sell the crackling to some sangoma.

 

[dualmeister]

Please rather die next time.

 

[Dan C]

"A man has been severely burnt and taken to hospital after an alleged failed cable theft attempt caused a substation to explode and cut power to central suburbs of Port Elizabeth on Monday morning."

Severe case of load shedding.

 

[Sonic2k]

Richly deserved.
BUT,
when he is all well again he will blame apartheid, the white man, Jan Van Riebeeck, and Verwoerd for the fact that electricity burns and can kill.

 

[MickeyD]

 

[MickeyD]

 

[StevenC]

Send him to the Electric Chair to finish the job!

 

[Dan C]

It's a problem way beyond just the guy who wanted to steal the cable. To me it should be the buyers/sellers behind the scenes that we never hear of that should be burned to hell.

 

[MickeyD]

It's a problem way beyond just the guy who wanted to steal the cable. To me it should be the buyers/sellers behind the scenes that we never hear of that should be burned to hell.

And further up the chain as well...

Thief
Scrap dealer
Scrap Merchant
Exporter
Shipping Agent

 

[Sonic2k]

And further up the chain as well...

Thief
Scrap dealer
Scrap Merchant
Exporter
Shipping Agent

All highlighted ones are unregulated and fly below the radar.

 

[MickeyD]

All highlighted ones are unregulated and fly below the radar.

Not quite true as it is covered by the Second-Hand Goods Act 6 of 2009 but, as per normal, the will to enforce it is lacking!

 

[TEXTILE GUY]

Thief severely burnt during failed cable theft

A bloody thief has been severely burnt and taken to hospital after an alleged failed cable theft attempt caused a substation to explode and cut power to central suburbs of Port Elizabeth on Monday morning.

FTFY

 

[Wasabee!]

It's a miracle! God punishes small sins quickly.

This can be seen here in this pic, he is turning white already: https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/11401404_10153395636871228_3609445725615778500_n.jpg?oh=97f12a682075da31fd090c70873c4792&oe=55F8064B&__gda__=1441281903_3e1c34fe41f847b156a60172e5ff6738

 

[heartbroken]

Annoyingly he will now cost tax payers more money going to a government hospital.

Yes, ffs, criminals should be left on the side of the road somewhere.

 

[atomcrusher]

The song "you light up my life" came to mind when I read this good news story

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b07-yKnKRMQ

 

[j4ck455]

Yes, ffs, criminals should be left on the side of the road somewhere.

That would be littering, there are rubbish bins for that.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

He won't do that again....or will he

 

[BigAl-sa]

Please tell me why I am not feeling sympathetic?

 

[LaraC]

Please tell me why I am not feeling sympathetic?

Because he caused his own suffering.