My heart bleeds (Yea right....)

[43034]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/10256092.stm

BBC said:

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."

I doubt it will deter others though....

ETA: How do you edit titles?!

Edited by 43034 on Monday 7th June 19:58

[essexplumber]

What a prat, no sympathy from me I'm afraid.

[Tsippy]

[TankRizzo]

I bet that came as a shock.

[NismoGT]

Absolutely electric!

[MonkeyHanger]

It's nice to see the Beeb keeping up their coverage of Current affairs.

[bonsai]

That pikey probably wished he had stayed at ohm.

[adycav]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Some quality gags in here...

[Pesty]

Watt made him do it ? Bet it still hertz

[TheEnd]

So he'll be charged then?
I wonder if he resisted arrest.

[johnfm]

bonsai said:

That pikey probably wished he had stayed at ohm.

He probably lives in a static...

[johnfm]

What is his current condition?....

[nonplussed]

He sounds like a bright spark

[Conian]

will his arms be amp-utated?

[Mr_B]

We get a lot of this at work, what with long conveyor systems across open fields and bits of machinery stuck out there too. I keep wondering when it is a local pikey is going to push his luck too far and we find him fried.

[colonel c]

Lets hope the police take positive action and put him in front of the circuit judge.

[Nolar Dog]

Someone should write him a lyrical verse to aid his recovery.

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Nolar Dog said:

Someone should write him a lyrical verse to aid his recovery.

How about a song;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGoMBi7WaKM


Curious, do you think the kid's pants had a similar reaction to the guy in the video

Edited by Spiritual_Beggar on Monday 7th June 22:06

[Futuo]

Wonder if Claims Direct have contacted him yet?

[KANEIT]

Now he can honestly say "Tasers? I've st 'em".