Copper thief shocked to death by 69,000 volts

axionjaxion said on February 12, 2010 at 3:30 PM

Wow, I really ran that one all together :P

axionjaxion said on February 12, 2010 at 3:29 PM

If you're going to die committing a crime, it should be an entertaining one like this was. Kudos to froggy for his choice of exit strategies! It's sad when people ruin their lives.. But sometimes funny how they end them. He left behind a family.. Maybe his death will inspire them to avoid his mistakes? Hopefully not just "don't steal copper from substations" but don't steal. ? And going to prison is NOT "paying his debt to society." Sitting in prison, getting free food and shelter is not "paying" for your crime. Its just a *PUNISHMENT* to try to discourage his criminal behavior and a way to grant the law abiding citizens a break from his crime. To "pay" a debt is to make amends, to undo the damage, to repay and restore the loss you have caused. Blaming drugs only works if you forget that they made a conscious decision to take them the first time, and the next, and...

jalov2008 said on February 2, 2010 at 9:05 AM

Ha, Ha, Ha, What a dumb_ss! He was probably an employee of San Antonio Aerospace!

monte1957 said on February 1, 2010 at 5:30 PM

Obviously this thug did not know that copper expands by 67,000 times its original size when it vaporizes. I hear it causes quite an explosion and a bright light for the idiots to walk into. What a moron, we are lucky he has been eliminated from the gene pool. Good riddance "Frog"!

ldyxlh said on February 1, 2010 at 5:09 PM

OK, I understand that this person lost his life, but everyday people like me and others who have jobs and don't go around STEALING from everyone else are pretty sick and tired of pieces of SH*T like this guy out there just helping himself to what he didn't own, pay for or earn. instead PUNKS like this are out there TAKING what they think is OWED to them because they don't get off their AS*ES long enough to even try to get a job, they'd rather just TAKE from the ones who do work and earn what they have. I don't know this guy, but if he's a no class, THIEF like it sounds like, maybe the hand of GOD reached down and said enough is enough and live by the sword, die by the sword. I'm so sick of people complaining about the consiquences they face due to their own actions. If you're uncle was truely a good person, he wouldn't have been out there STEALING!!!!!! As far as I'm concerned that's one less person who will steal again. Yes he may have been a person, but foremost he was a THIEF!

monte1957 said on February 1, 2010 at 4:31 PM

What a shocking story! The $20,000. for the repair will be cheap compared to keeping this a-hole in and out of prison. I wonder if he finally saw the light? It's to bad his partner did not try to save him so he could have shared in the fun.

ladybugg35570741 said on February 1, 2010 at 3:16 PM

sooooo, if this guy died during a felony crime, can't the guy that ran away be charged with his death. If I shoot a store clerk robbing a place, and the guy dies, me and my get-a-way driver would both be charged with murder.

ragingbear said on February 1, 2010 at 1:11 PM

Look, I know he left behind a grieving family, most criminals do. Not withstanding, he committed a FELONY. I know if it was my father, uncle, nephew, grandfather, etc., I would be saddened too. I also would feel that he should not have been doing what he did in the first place. Sometimes Karma really does catch up to you. If he was so bad off he had to steal like this, where were the rest of his "caring family" that is hurting so badly right now. Why weren`t they helping him re-integrate into society instead of letting him get quick fried to a crackly crunch? My father worked in Dallas for the power company, they used to see copper missing all the time from substations. One day they found bloody hand prints on top of a transformer. Later, they found the guy, at the hospital, burned on the inside and out. He was so drunk, he actually lived. He was lucky, but still got prosecuted. I am sorry for your loss, family, but I am not sorry for him.

ragingbear said on February 1, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Chickiebaby, it`s "Judge not LEST ye be judged." Get it right. I do have compassion for his loved ones, HOWEVER, he did this to himself. THE END.

constatine said on February 1, 2010 at 2:36 AM

It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to believe in Almighty GOD and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the people of truth, the GOD-fearing

wutsthiswehear said on February 1, 2010 at 1:28 AM

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angelalala said on January 31, 2010 at 10:59 PM

All of you morons leaving inconsiderate comments need to take a loooonnnnggg hard look at yourselves. You don't the lengths his family took to encourage change in this mans life!!! You don't know if the other person was a relative!! you don't know much about what happened or who he was except what you saw on this clip!! Get a clue!!!

boppinsa said on January 31, 2010 at 6:45 PM

ah, hello. this was not my family. read the posts again dummy.

txtwisterchaser said on January 31, 2010 at 1:47 PM

LOL.... the commercial was for Mr. Sparky..... wow thats ironic.

txtwisterchaser said on January 31, 2010 at 1:46 PM

HAHAHAHA, this guy got what he deserved. I had to spend a ton replacing wire at a warehouse that was hit by copper thieves. Now I think I need to run a high voltage line and mix it with the rest of my wires. Anyways, for those "family" members who are defending him.... why did YOU not try to set him straight? Why did YOU not support him? Why did YOU not turn him in when you KNEW he had done this before? Also while I am asking...... YOU probably know who his partner in crime was.... more than likely it was a family member or a close friend. I am sure the cops will be coming by if they already haven't.

woodyhayes said on January 31, 2010 at 9:38 AM

After reading all the comments I really wonder about some people. The guy who somehow compared Bush to a copper thief is obviously still suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome. The family members grief leaves no doubt people cared for this guy at one time or another in his life. The scripture quoter needs reminding that more than a few Houses of Worship have been affected by copper thefts. Causing tens of thousands of dollars in damages for a few hundred dollars of copper to feed a drug habit is not covered in the Bible anywhere. The handicapped parking executioner would be funny if he wasn't seriously disturbed. But what I glean overall is the frustration people feel for other people when they are crime victims because they know the same thing can happen to them at any time. Reading a story about a fried copper thief is akin to a story about a tagger falling onto the interstate while defacing a highway sign. In most people it just brings about a "serves you right" comment.

budofiowa said on January 31, 2010 at 5:37 AM

Wouldn’t his partner in stupidity also have manslaughter charges against him? Due to a death in commission with a felony? Glad he had kids cause he wont be adding any more limbs on that Darwin award winning family tree. Did he get fired or fried from his job? Guy and ?Bubba? sitting at the local bar, “Hey ?Bubba? I knows were theres allota that there copper at” and Bubba says “Really well Let’s Getter done”… And a hour later someones e-mailing this story to Darwin awards.com

texmexman said on January 31, 2010 at 3:16 AM

For everyone that saying to think about his family, was he thinking about the company that he was trying to steal the copper from? NO HE WAS NOT -- Was he he thinking about his family knowing what he was doing illegal and he can go back to prison? NO HE WAS NOT. -- YOU KNOW I AM RIGHT

migglefitch said on January 31, 2010 at 12:52 AM

For those of you making the nast y comments, GROW UP!!! The Bush administration caused more financial distress than this one lone thief did, and guess what ppl we'll be dead for a hundred years or more before we see the light of day over that train wreck BUSH ADMINISTRATION AN HIS family and the financial hole they put us in.

migglefitch said on January 31, 2010 at 12:46 AM

I am deeply saddened for the family members who have been left behind, however this man made the choice a long time ago to take the easy way out and unfortunately lost his life in the process. I am more disturbed with the whoa is him coming from his family, not that your loss isn't valid. I say this because i too have a son in prison for theft. crimes he committed on his own accord, but prisoners have many opportunities these day to go to school and learn trades to keep them from leading these types of lives. Odviously that wasn't important to him or his family. All these years he was in and out of jail for commiting these thefts his family was too busy defending his actions and feeling sorry for him and blamed society for their sons actions rather than sticking an 8 1/2 up his rear and supporting his recovery. Still yet his death hurt alot of ppl, however those ppl need to look deep into their souls and ask themselves if they ever really offered him help.

ravendave said on January 30, 2010 at 11:18 PM

I guess he wont be stealing any more.

borismorris said on January 30, 2010 at 5:43 PM

As a substation electrician for a major public utility, I still find it amazing what 70kV can do as it travels through the human body looking for a path to ground. I guess this moron didn't quite understand what HIGH VOLTAGE means. A pic of his fried carcas should be posted on the gates of all substations in high crime areas.

castillo007 said on January 30, 2010 at 5:39 PM

Fried frog legs... that was a good one.

woodyhayes said on January 30, 2010 at 5:22 PM

I mean, seriously, how many puns does this story open itself up for? Man won't be "charged" for attempted theft of copper..........Would-be thief comes up a little "light" in his quest........Copper thief meets his "arc" nemisis.....Thief's actions "jolts" awake nearby residents......Copper thief finally sees the "light".......and finally, Thief's plans for stealing copper "short circuited" last night. Anyone else out there have as little or less sympathy than I do?

retphxfire said on January 30, 2010 at 4:21 PM

Jeez, people, your attitudes are disgusting. Let's fry the guy who stole a loaf of bread, reduce the gene pool, lock up the guy who took the newspaper, better yet, let him fry...I read how so many of you want to "fry" the fool no matter what his crime/act may have been. How numb have some of your become? How many of you have speeding tickets? Your speed was more hazardous then his theft and costs us a lot more if you crash. How many of you have a few drinks and drive? You act is more dangerous than his theft and costs us A GREAT DEAL MORE. When your son/daughther/husband/wife/sister/brother...is involved in any illegal activity, including illegal parking, I will be calling for them to fry.

gilcanales said on January 30, 2010 at 3:01 PM

I guess the Frog croaked.

gilcanales said on January 30, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Hmmm, fried Frog legs.

craigmac8824 said on January 30, 2010 at 2:38 PM

to all of you defending this guy...eff him and everyone that looks like him. people steal copper to buy drugs - he was probably so high he couldnt read the "high voltage" warnings. and it looks to me like his family didnt care enough to help him out with that so it's probably best he's not around anymore.

gilcanales said on January 30, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Your inconsiderate remarks are so rude. This man was made in the image of God and he deserves better. Awww, who am I kidding? This SOB deserves what he got. Hopefully society won't suffer too much from his loss. That lengthy criminal record kept a lot of police busy. What a dishonorable way to go, having your insides fried while trying to steal. Muhahahaha (cough) (cough) hahaha.

circlef said on January 30, 2010 at 11:05 AM

The article states thief,breaking the law,and illegally obtained so why quote scripture ? Yes it is a lose nobody wins, his actions were thought out meaning he had a choice and made a wrong one. Would he have turned himself in if not for what happened?

vetdude said on January 30, 2010 at 10:13 AM

boppinsa, your uncle was an idiot. that is why people are making light of his demise. althought stealing is not a capital offense, karma seemed to think other wise. hopefully, the rest of your family will take heed of this tragedy and stop stealing.

warsteiner said on January 30, 2010 at 9:58 AM

God judged this guy right now!!!

ginger315 said on January 30, 2010 at 5:26 AM

Hey Chickiebaby...perhaps a lil Sunday School training is in order before you quote Scripture. The passage to which you allude...you have taken wayyyyy out of context for the defense of your brother, the criminal. Clearly, it is hypocritical judgment that this Scripture condemns. (Look at verse 6, and 13-15 to see that Christ actually instructs them to make judgments!) A hypocritical judgment is judging something for something of which you are also guilty . Those who are not guilty of stealing ARE to judge those who do..."rightly dividing the Word of Truth." It is quite all right for law-abiding citizens to say this was wrong wrong wrong!

ginger315 said on January 30, 2010 at 5:23 AM

Somebody is always somebody's family member. Don't care! He led a life of crime, and finally paid the price. This was so much cheaper than the chair!

sammigaile said on January 30, 2010 at 12:46 AM

Joni and Jeana I am sorry about your loss, please pass my condolence on to your family. It has been years since I have seen Frog, I would not wish this death or the pain of losing a family member on anyone Please have Becky get intouch with me please silverpaw66@aol.com Samantha

tookool4u2c said on January 30, 2010 at 12:28 AM

This man is my brother - n - law. And no matter what he may have done, He has paid for it with his life. For you people out there that make your very hurtful remarks.You are lower than you realize. You see this man would of never posted or say remarks that would upset the family worst than what there are now. Please try to remember that maybe one day it might be one of your family members. R.I.P. Frogg We will always love you !!

chikiebaby said on January 30, 2010 at 12:13 AM

This was my brother and regardless of what he was doing you should have some compassion for those who are grieving the loss of the loved one. He was doing this all on his own judgement. He has a daughter, 3 sons and 2 grandsons that are hurting for what happen. I pray that society has more passion for those of you that are heartless and unfeeling for human life. People like you make things harder for those who believe in God and the comfort we can get from Him. You can't choose your family and only a true human has compassion for the loss and hurt of others. You never knew my brother and he was not always this way...So don't judge a man until you walked a mile in his shoes. As the Bible states "JUDGE NOT YET YE BE JUDGED". Before you start to take pleasure and make jokes of the death my brother look at your own family and tell me they have never done one thing to break the law...before you open your mouth think hard because even one mile over the speed limit is breaking the law. Joni

chikiebaby said on January 29, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Everyone is being so inconciderate. He left behide a family a daughter, three sons, two grandsons and multiple nieces and nephews that loved him for the nice person he was. He was like the black sheep in society not being able to get a job after payin his debt to society. Leaving him no other choice but to resort to criminal activity tryin to survive in the society that condemed him after paying the price for his wrong doings by being sent to prison. If the society wasnt so judgemental on a background check maybe others like him would not have to resort to this type of crime to get by. he will be dear missed and love by his family and others that knew him.. Always Forever in our Hearts. beloved niece JENNA

chiller said on January 29, 2010 at 9:06 PM

The insensitivity truly is appalling! Never knew there were so many perfect poopholes out there!

boppinsa said on January 29, 2010 at 7:46 PM

talk about your instant karma!! sorry for the family never-the-less.

bigmomma80 said on January 29, 2010 at 6:31 PM

HE WAS MY UNCLE AND WHAT HE WAS DOING WAS WRONG, BUT HE PAID THE ULTIMATED PRICE. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO THINKS ITS FUNNY AND LIKE MAKEING JOKES ABOUT IT ASK YOURSELF HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF THAT WAS ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEN SEE IF YOU LIKE ALL THE RUDE JOKE.

golfer78015 said on January 29, 2010 at 6:14 PM

How shocking!

darwic420 said on January 29, 2010 at 5:51 PM

My Prayers are for him and his family,And you people should have some respect for the dead.....Ever wonder how you will go?

estaven said on January 29, 2010 at 5:43 PM

Well that should just about do it. You know it's not the volts that gets ya it's the amps. Probably fried his insides. Whew. Nasty.

chrisort1 said on January 29, 2010 at 5:15 PM

taken out of the gene pool.....

sunforger said on January 29, 2010 at 5:03 PM

You know you people are so inconsiderate its unreal. Yeah he was doing something wrong and you know what he paid the ultamate price. You people are not even thinking about the fact that this guy has family out there who is hurt by losing a family member. He was a son, brother, father, and a friend. You have no right to speak ill of the dead like that and it makes me sick that all you people care about is the fact that he was doing something wrong and about money.

badlandsbabe said on January 29, 2010 at 4:31 PM

Serves him right.

ricoinsa said on January 29, 2010 at 4:26 PM

How do you get fired, for stealing. LOL

circlef said on January 29, 2010 at 4:02 PM

Yes he was caught so to speak but we get burned for having to pay the 20,000 that is needed for repairs. Bills are high enough and the other guy he is drinking a six pack right now thinking wow that could have been me. If they catch him make him pay for all damages done and not my rates. Maybe they can't read HIGH voltage I don't know but one thing is for sure HE won't do it again!

highpreist said on January 29, 2010 at 3:21 PM

Ha Ha Ha i love it.