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High-Voltage Fences For Zapping Would-Be Copper Thieves

Posted by Soulskill on from the Cu-on-the-other-side dept.

coondoggie writes "It may be a gimmick or the ultimate answer, but a California city this week okay-ed a draft ordinance that would let businesses install 7,000-volt electric fences to protect sites from rampant copper thieves. As reported by the Sacramento CBS station, the reaction from one business owner to the ordinance says it all: 'It'll be a little fun to watch one of these guys get electrocuted holding my fence trying to rob me.'"

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  1. Re:If they want to stop the copper thieves... by PNutts · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Yeah, because regulatory compliance and associated paperwork, government inspections, lawsuits, and penalties impose 0 costs on businesses.

    If you want to see what zero costs looks like, I suggest you turn off Rush and read Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle".