How much of a dickhead do you have to be do something like this during a major emergency?
therwsb on
I thought the new government was cracking down on crime?
Cindy_Marek on
Stealing copper, especially from utilities, should be a more serious offence. If this particular act was done for a political reason it would be classed as terrorism under Australian law, but because its meth heads trying to make a buck no one cares.
infin on
Guess we’ll have to replace all the copper with fibre, huh?
TheAstralGoth on
fibre optic cables are usually made of glass. this is not good journalism
cruiserman_80 on
There have been two mobile phone towers sabotaged at Mullumbimby in Northern NSW by anti 5G cookers. One during the major floods in 2022 which left residents with no service at a critical time. At least copper thieves have logical reason like to support a Meth addiction.
PerceptionRoutine513 on
So are the thieves heading off to the local scrap metal dealer with this?
“Yeah mate, got 100 metres of copper cable I just found..um…in me granddad’s shed. How much ya gonna give me for it?”
I mean, I can see a pretty obvious avenue for investigation.
Worth putting up a reward to catch the bastard who did this.
This could cost lives, they need to go away for a long time.
Wouldn’t take much… The sort of cunt desperate enough to do something this fucked up will likely have a few broke-arse friends that would totally sell them out for an ounce of weed.
Source: am Queenslander, am dry. I ain’t no snitch but if a mate of mine stooped to this level of cuntistry they ain’t my mate anymore, I’ll make an exception. An ounce is an ounce. Though to be honest I’d probably do it for a timtam and a thankyou.
Cristoff13 on
If they find the buggers, fine them the full cost of repairing the lines. They’ll spend the rest of their lives paying it off.
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How much of a dickhead do you have to be do something like this during a major emergency?
I thought the new government was cracking down on crime?
Stealing copper, especially from utilities, should be a more serious offence. If this particular act was done for a political reason it would be classed as terrorism under Australian law, but because its meth heads trying to make a buck no one cares.
Guess we’ll have to replace all the copper with fibre, huh?
fibre optic cables are usually made of glass. this is not good journalism
There have been two mobile phone towers sabotaged at Mullumbimby in Northern NSW by anti 5G cookers. One during the major floods in 2022 which left residents with no service at a critical time. At least copper thieves have logical reason like to support a Meth addiction.
So are the thieves heading off to the local scrap metal dealer with this?
“Yeah mate, got 100 metres of copper cable I just found..um…in me granddad’s shed. How much ya gonna give me for it?”
I mean, I can see a pretty obvious avenue for investigation.
Dickheads everywhere mate
This behaviour shits me off. Here’s a [Qld parliamentary enquiry from 2023](https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/com/TRC-645B/IQ-6634/submissions/00000007.pdf). Stolen copper is worth nothing until it’s recycled and 2024 reforms to the *SecondHand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2003* were targetted at addressing this issue.
Can anyone (informed) please comment on how these reforms are working in practice?
Edit: Deb Frecklington is the responsible Minister. You can email her [here](https://cabinet.qld.gov.au/ministers-portfolios/deborah-frecklington.aspx#:~:text=Attorney%2DGeneral%20and%20Minister%20for,Deborah%20(Deb)%20Frecklington%20MP&text=Responsibilities%20include%20justice%20administration%2C%20courts,government%20and%20the%20Public%20Trustee).
Worth putting up a reward to catch the bastard who did this.
This could cost lives, they need to go away for a long time.
Wouldn’t take much… The sort of cunt desperate enough to do something this fucked up will likely have a few broke-arse friends that would totally sell them out for an ounce of weed.
Source: am Queenslander, am dry. I ain’t no snitch but if a mate of mine stooped to this level of cuntistry they ain’t my mate anymore, I’ll make an exception. An ounce is an ounce. Though to be honest I’d probably do it for a timtam and a thankyou.
If they find the buggers, fine them the full cost of repairing the lines. They’ll spend the rest of their lives paying it off.